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Older employees that work hard but get nothing done?
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:31 am
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:31 am
How do you deal with these?
An older guy moved into my group a couple of months ago and is a big headache. He works hard but can't ever complete a task. Instead of calling a meeting to get everyone on the same page, then move forward, he sends out countless emails for people to review various redlined documents. Since the response time is very slow to zero on that he's always got tons of things lingering.
Also when he sends me his weekly report it's 2-3 pages of long descriptions of shite he's working on. Everyone else's is a realistic 3-4 bullets of updates.
He's a nice guy and been with the company a long time but he's almost more trouble than he's worth.
I've tried to set examples of how to complete stuff for him, but he's just not getting it. Any advice?
An older guy moved into my group a couple of months ago and is a big headache. He works hard but can't ever complete a task. Instead of calling a meeting to get everyone on the same page, then move forward, he sends out countless emails for people to review various redlined documents. Since the response time is very slow to zero on that he's always got tons of things lingering.
Also when he sends me his weekly report it's 2-3 pages of long descriptions of shite he's working on. Everyone else's is a realistic 3-4 bullets of updates.
He's a nice guy and been with the company a long time but he's almost more trouble than he's worth.
I've tried to set examples of how to complete stuff for him, but he's just not getting it. Any advice?
This post was edited on 12/28/17 at 9:32 am
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Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:32 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Sounds like he's working hard because he's inefficient.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:32 am to PortHudsonPlaya
You can't fire him, he has no retirement savings, and his son lives in the basement because he and his generation raised a huge pussy.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:34 am to PortHudsonPlaya
You just described most baby boomers.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:34 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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I've tried to set examples of how to complete stuff for him, but he's just not getting it. Any advice?
Are you technically his supervisor? If so, sit him down (privately) and explain how things need to go.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:34 am to PortHudsonPlaya
It takes me a long time to do things too, but when I do them I'll never have to do them again.
They are done and the best version.
They are done and the best version.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:35 am to PortHudsonPlaya
quote:YOU MIND YOUR PLACE, SNITCH.
Older employees that work hard but get nothing done? by PortHudsonPlaya
How do you deal with these?
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:35 am to PortHudsonPlaya
If you prefer your reports a certain way, send him a template.
You sound like a shitty boss.
You sound like a shitty boss.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:36 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Only bad leaders.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:37 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Enjoy the ageism suit when you fire him.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:40 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Share with him the other weekly reports and tell him this is what you are looking for. Not a novel.
Have a weekly Tuesday’s project review meeting with him. Get status on everything, prioritize next actions.
On Monday, take his weekly Friday report and compare it to last Tuesday’s action list to see where the problems are before tomorrow’s weekly review.
Manage from there.
Have a weekly Tuesday’s project review meeting with him. Get status on everything, prioritize next actions.
On Monday, take his weekly Friday report and compare it to last Tuesday’s action list to see where the problems are before tomorrow’s weekly review.
Manage from there.
This post was edited on 12/28/17 at 10:23 am
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:40 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:42 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I enjoy these brag threads.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:42 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Lay him off for being too old. Just tell him the company is looking to take a younger more efficient direction. Good luck.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:43 am to PortHudsonPlaya
He's working hard while you're posting on TD.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:43 am to PortHudsonPlaya
this is the subtlest of brags...
Posted on 12/28/17 at 9:44 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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Any advice?
If you have to come to the OT for this kind of advice because you can't figure it out, I suspect you are not much of a manager yourself.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:10 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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Older employees that work hard but get nothing done?
Yea but millennials are the problem in the workplace right? LOLOL
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:12 am to PortHudsonPlaya
He probably has Hep C
Posted on 12/28/17 at 10:18 am to PortHudsonPlaya
We have a 66 year old guy here like this. I think this biggest thing I've noticed about him, and others his age range, is the struggle they have with multi-tasking. For some reason, they want to stay locked in on one thing at a time until it's done and do not do well when given 7-8 different plates to spin simultaneously. He really has a hard time responding timely to multiple emails/VMs with good information about unrelated items/tasks.
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