Conflicting mismanagement

By Anonymous - 26/02/2023 11:00 - United Kingdom

Today, a field engineer decided to rework everyone's schedule, just because he couldn't be bothered to do a full day's work. Now two of us who would've been busy all day are sat on our phones, and he's off out on "errands". How a day goes depends on how bothered he can be. FML
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D J's MOM 17

isn't there a higher up boss that you can talk to? or go to HR. I would think that the lack of productivity would have been noticed though.... good luck

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SirEnigM0nk 22

If someone wants to take time off from work, that's fine, but it is their responsibility to obtain approval in advance. Especially if they are part of a team and other employees are counting on this person's contributions. Employees cannot just take time off whenever they want without repercussions.

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wiccaantje 21

While I understand how this is incredibly frustrating for you and how you are negatively impacted by this and how that's not fair... The dude has a life and it's not just work. The dude should be able to live his life as he wants, take time off when he wants, because we're working to live, not live to work. That it is hugely impacting your ability to work sucks, but that doesn't make him wrong for living his life. Take a page out of his book.

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SirEnigM0nk 22

If someone wants to take time off from work, that's fine, but it is their responsibility to obtain approval in advance. Especially if they are part of a team and other employees are counting on this person's contributions. Employees cannot just take time off whenever they want without repercussions.

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D J's MOM 17

isn't there a higher up boss that you can talk to? or go to HR. I would think that the lack of productivity would have been noticed though.... good luck

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tiptoppc 19

As a field engineer myself, if he’s contractor (I know in the USA at least), contract work allows you to set your own hours, days and several things that are limited, but normally, depending on contract, when you agree to be dispatched, there are terms you agree to uphold. Some of that includes agreeing to a time to be at a location and if not, you don’t put in to be the field engineer for that location/request. It sounds like you only have one of these guys on deployment total, decreasing your availability to cover all jobs. If that’s the case , your company needs to recruit more field engineers. Then again, if he agreed and does a no show, you are free to break the contract.

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