I’ve just been chatting with someone from the USA who is finding it hard to motivate themselves to go into work due to one of his colleagues. Turns out his company hired a new plant manager about ten months ago and this person then hired someone from his former place of work. You would think that he recruited someone who would perform well in the job, but the issues that have been mentioned today range from falling asleep at work 3 days in a row and also wrecked machines and parts, including having some parts flying off the machine itself …
The person said the boss who hired the guy isn’t interested in taking matters further and his complaints fall on deaf ears, hence waking up and feeling unmotivated. He’s on a contract, so I hope he has the chance to move on after this role, but it was sad to hear the acceptance that he could not change anything.
What does concern me is the fact that the person in using machinery and parts are flying off which could cause an injury to themself or anyone else in the area. It’s dangerous and also surprising to see in America which has a reputation for being a highly litigious society which would clearly affect the business. I am told that there are independent organisations that would take the matter up if it was reported but he has said that it’s not his job. Even the thought of being hurt in an accident doesn’t seem to make any difference – it just goes to show how demotivated people can get.
It’s called work for a reason and not a place to go in and get paid for goofing off – which reminds me of someone else who chats regularly on a daily basis in an online group whilst at work. I’ve never seen someone so active in the chat; I guess WHSmith at Liverpool airport can’t be very busy…
Do you have people around you at work who aren’t pulling their weight and how does that make you feel?
