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Struggling with Workmate
You might remember me posting about my useless workmate you was in line for a promotion rather than being fired, well, he went on holiday for a month to visit his parents in the UK, and while he was away I found many many mistakes in his work. Some of these could only be fixed by my boss writing a cheque to the affected party.
One of the biggest mistake was found just as he returned, and again my boss had to write a cheque to fix it, this time for $800. My workmate brought this client on, made mistake after mistake with his portfolio, and who was asked to clean up the mess, me. I have had meetings with the client, phone conversations with their solicitor, and now everything looks good.
But, I now have Zero tolerance or workplace respect for my co-worker. My boss finally issued him with a warning, but I just don't know how to interact with him anymore. He is plumb useless and it makes me angry that I have to fix his mistakes, Plus he ran out on a meeting I asked him to sit in on.
He earns more than me and has a company car, and every time I see him I just want to punch him.
Does anyone have any good coping suggestions for this kind of situation?
Re: Struggling with Workmate
Ugh. What a tool! I can tell you how I'd cope: a big glass of wine after work. Probably not the healthiest solution, though.
Just try to do your best to stay on civil terms with the guy. He's obviously in with the boss, otherwise he probably would've gotten fired ages ago. Like pp said, just try to keep pointing out his mistakes in a polite way, and eventually your hard work and tolerance will pay off.
Hang in there!