Cause, I sure as hell don't know where mine is.

Yes, this is a work-ethic thread.

I don't know about many of you but when I started working at the age of 11 delivering newspapers (do people actually still read these things?) I learned that people expected you to be at their door with the paper at a certain time.

This knowledge followed me forever. Now, I'm married, with two kids and I still get up everyday and go to work. The only problem is, I'm never on time. Oh, but it's not me. See, I'm scheduled to meet my partner at a specific place at a specific time to pick him up. See, where I work my job title is, "Lead" that means I'm in charge. And my partner's job title is "helper". My job description in laymans terms is, "Babysitter". See, having done this job for a very long time I don't have to do a lot of things. Thats why I have a helper.

Problem is. This kid just turned 26 and doesn't seem to like to work. He does however enjoy getting drunk, laid and acting like an all around [censored]. This morning, I show up on time to pick him up on time, as usual and I wait, and wait and wait. Finally, annoyed I text him that he still needs to go to work. He texts me back, "Sorry, I meant to text you last night. I'm going to meet you there." meaning on the job. Well, I leave go to the job and have now been sitting in the parking lot waiting for this idiot to show up. That first text was the last I heard from him. He is still not here and I'm pissed.

I'm sorry, but why is there no work-ethic anymore? Seriously. I can guarantee you that he'll either show up mid-day or not at all and I'll get a phone call or text stating, "Dude, sorry. What had happened was there was this chick, she came over. We got drunk. She kept me up all night. I just woke up. I'm so hung over. Do you still need me to show up?"

When I was his age, yeah. I partied. Got drunk, trashed rooms. Stayed up all night. Never got laid though, was never popular with the ladies. But the real difference is, I still showed up for work. Sober. This kid comes in drunk off his ass. How he still has a job is beyond me. I really don't understand it. What irritates me most though, is that this idiot won't show up today but will still get paid for 8 hours of work. Why? Because he is unethical. He isn't going to call our boss and tell him that he isn't coming in.

My question to those that do work on here is this: Do you think his actions are deplorable? Are they un-ethical? Am I wrong for being pissed that I show up to work do his job and basically cover his ass (nothing in my job description says that I have to do anything other than watch a panel)? Should I throw him under the bus?

Don't throw him under a bus, just make sure he gets fired. Sounds like he deserves it.

People like those don't deserve a job anywhere. Make a complaint to your boss.

Report him to the higher ups....? Surely you can get him fired. It's bad business to have someone like that around.


Either that, or bring the wrath of the Irken Empire down upon him

Should I call my boss and tell him that he isn't here? He's gonna ask me where is he and I don't have an answer. I can't get in touch with this [censored] either. I still haven't gone in to see the customer. This is BS. If I did this [censored] I'd be fired in a heartbeat. But this [censored] does it every week and still has a job.

I do that. I usually just surf the net and watch You-Tube when he does show up drunk and hung over and make him do everything. He complains but I blow it off.

It's not so bad if it's reciprocal, you're okay covering for each other and the work gets done; but if it's always you covering for him... that's another matter. Not fun always having to accommodate someone who's a habitual skiver.

Its not reciprocal. I don't give any reason to need covering. I'm always here. And when I'm not my office knows about it. I communicate everything to them. This is just so annoying. I want to tell my boss but I don't like getting people in trouble. Especially when I have to work with them.

I used to have a job not too long ago. I simply stopped showing up after I was blamed for about the 50th time for something I didn't do/wasn't responsible for, impossible standards, and incompetent management. There are a lot of things wrong with careers these days. I just wish I could get a job that wasn't awful.

My advice in your case would be to throw the guy under the bus. He's incompetent, he knows it, and he should learn his lesson. A lot of people just do stupid things because they make the assumption that they won't be punished for it. He'll never learn anything that way. Make him remember that rules still apply, and the company will not pay him to drink his face off and give nothing to the company in return.

Indeed. The Tallest, you should make your boss aware of his actions.

Talk to him about it if you haven't already, a serious conversation I mean, and if he still doesn't change do take it to your boss.

Always loved a session hence my tag but never missed or was late for work,never wait for him the bosses will soon find you a new helper

That's the point I was making: nobody has to like getting someone in trouble, but when it's of no benefit to you and it's perpetually causing you trouble you need to do something. Today it's irritation, tomorrow it could be a real problem, so you owe it to yourself to put a stop to it before it gets worse.

Yeah this. Next time he's in (probably tomorrow) have a serious chat with him and tell him if he does this stuff again, you're gonna report him. You could argue that he doesn't even deserve that, but I'd personally feel better myself if I warned the guy before I went ahead and possibly cost him his job (not that he doesn't deserve it). If you've already warned him about it though, then go ahead and talk to your boss.

Nah you should throw him in front of the bus

If you're a lead then you certainly (or at least you should) be able to report on the people who you are leading. Obviously you don't want to be the company tattle every time someone is a minute late but when it is effecting the quality of your job and it happens as frequently as you say, then it's time to bring it to the attention of your supervisor.

I myself can't stand people who are late especially when my job depends on their help. If their job isn't important to them let them go. There are plenty of other people who would love a job right now so if he wants to go screw around instead of work then he can go do it on his own time.

I say just have him fired, at least where I live there would be hundreds of people who would beg to have his job and whom would work without any problems just to get to keep their job. If he has so little respect for his job he doesn′t deserve it. Really he doesn′t quite understand how lucky he is just to have a job at all.

Kid needs to get fired so he learns a work ethic. Or he can become a bum and maybe he'll die. Either one is preferable.

I'm in month 2 of my temp job, just out of college, and I seemed to have made an impression on my supervisors. They want to keep me in the plant longer, as I seem to be one who is very focused on doing something right, efficiently, and as close to perfection as possible. And with this economy, I'm surprised everyone is not giving it their all. Having a job, as is, is a huge accomplishment.

Fire his ass, and let him rot. I cannot stand those who do not put some effort in their work. There are millions who would like his job and do it right, I'm sure. This is an economy that needs those who are willing to work well, not slack off like a [censored].

This is exactly what I was going to say. Right now, everyone is lucky to have a job. Do it right so they don't have a reason to get rid of you...

I really hate people who come into work and breeze through the day not doing a single thing. I doubly hate when you have to rely on those people in order to do YOUR job right.

I would talk to him first, give him a chance to readdress his lack of commitment, and if the problem persists then inform your superiors that they are paying him not to do his job. He may be annoying you personally, but more importantly he's defrauding your whole company and, if you cover for him, you are helping him do so. If he's not worth the paycheck, better to have a helper who is. Mind you, the next guy could be even worse...

I have talked to him. On numerous occasions. He just doesn't care. He claims he makes more money doing "other" things and doesn't care. I ended up sending my boss a text message at 10:50 stating that he didn't show up. About 15 minutes went by and he called me back. Here is the conversation:

"So, you're girlfriend didn't show up for work?" My boss is really difficult to understand sometimes.

Me - "Wait, what? What about my wife? She's at home, with my daughter."

"You're girlfriend, partner, helper. He didn't come in?"

Me - "No."

"Have you heard from him?"

Me - "No."

"Why would you wait till 11am to tell me he didn't come in? Why wouldn't you tell me at 8 before you left the parking lot where you pick him up?"

Me - "Because he said he was meeting me here."

"At the job?"

Me - "Yeah. At the job."

"So, you did talk to him?"

Me - "Yeah. Via text. He stated he was meeting me here."

"You haven't heard from him since?"

Me - "No. That was at 8. I then texted him several times and called. He is not responding to anything. I'm assuming he's not coming in now."

"Yeah, you think?"

Me - "I'm slightly annoyed."

"Alright. I'll try and reach him."

Me - "Alright."

Then you shouldn't feel bad about whatever happens to him. He can obviously take care of himself

I started a construction job that was to last three months about....three and a half months ago. Within' the first month, I got sick and hurt my ankle. I took two days off and bossman told me if I missed another day, he was gonna fire me. So I didn't miss anymore days.

This guy reflects badly on you in the same way I reflected badly on bossman. Something needs to change or else you'll both be getting reprimanded.

:rofl:

But, yeah, what everyone else says: get the slacker fired soon or he's going to drag you down with him.

I completely agree and have told him that as well. He blows it off and says his actions do not reflect on me. I too think this kid should be fired.

I wish I could make money off of him. He is so predictable. Not more than twenty minutes went by after talking to my boss does my phone ring.

"Dude, ahhhhhh I..I just woke up."

"Yeah, kind of figured."

"Ahhhhhh...[censored]....ahhhhh.....does....does the office....ahhhhh...does the office know I'm not in?"

"Yup. Told them I talked to you at 8. Said you were coming in. Then you never showed. *** said he was going to call you."

"Ahhhh....[censored].....ahhh...yeah, he called.....ahhhhh...[censored].....I...I.....don't know what to tell him."

"Yeah, well, I can't help you. You need to handle it."

"Ahhh...[censored]."

"What the hell happened anyway?"

"Ahhhhhhhh...it was another one of those nights....I was out till four in the morning.....there was this chick I was with......ahhhhh...[censored]....I really don't know what tell ***."


There has to be a way for me to bet on things he is going to say. Cause I'd make so much frickin' money.