Colleague taking the piss….

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You're totally off the mark here, sorry. What your saying is either conspiracy rubbish you've read or made up.

Yeah some really odd comments on this thread. And the people saying performance matters not hours clearly have no idea what is involved in working in the NHS/with vulnerable people. I would definitely be passing this to my line manager, she's essentially commiting fraud, and given how stressed the NHS is it's not acceptable.

Hahahahahahahhaha why are all tories complete and utter nut jobs

@carefullycourageous Labour want to reverse levelling up but use it as a dual prong attack -

only last month they levelled complaints at passport office staff claiming people working from home on laptops was leading to delays - that was proved to be nonsense -

labour always create these sideshows but for their own narrow control from the centre ideologies - at least civil servants (men and women) now have more of a work life balance/cuts emissions through reduced travelling/work gets done/good for staff/good for the environment - as usual Labour Party policy out of step with the realities and expectations of peoples lives -

trade unionists hate this - hence campaigns promoting us and them/alleging workloads imbalance on the grounds of class - they really are dumb if they think women on Mumsnet will be fooled by cheap mind tricks!!!

This is entirely made up. What earthly reason would Labour have to move a government office from the neighbouring Labour constituency to London? None.

Johnson has done no levelling up, the stats show greater regional inequality now. The man is a total failure as a PM, just endless slogans and empty words.

And it isn't difficult to discredit Truss, she's doing that herself every time she speaks. Tbh Sunak has made the most criticisms of Truss.

BUT LET’s NOT LOSE SIGHT OF a Labour Party vying for power … they get their supporters raising issues on bulletin boards to a) discredit Liz Truss and 2) to plant a FAKE NEWS Story to mask their true intent
if they return to power after twelve (12) years … a policy shift: namely; centralising ALL Civil Servants in London and ending ALL Working from home or levelling up area offices outside of London -

the lie about work loads is to create unrest through jealousy but cleverly deflect attention away from their REAL INTENT … ending levelling up and centering all control back in London - reversing Boris Johnson levelling up policy …
SAME OLD LIEBOUR, SAME OLD HALF TRUTHS!!!

I’m so sorry you feel so aggravated about this but if you are collectively completing all the weeks work then the answer lies with you and your colleagues. Simply stop doing her work. It will build up and it will be noticed , ( albeit eventually), by her line manager. Do your job to the best of your ability and come clicking off time, go home. End of .

Absolutely this!

Also your manager doesn't care as long as all dead lines and work are completed on time. Why would they care?

Also widespread in the police force I worked for until a short while ago. Lots of pisstakers, snowflakes and shirkers. The conscientious workers are getting wise an leaving in droves

Same @rainbowmilk - but usually managers IME with kids who can get away with it more (or use kids as their excuse to clock off etc).

The issue is that this practice is widespread across the NHS and worse since Covid. Basically, there are many employees who by taking the piss, are committing fraud. If the general public knew what went on they would be outraged. The NHS is on its knees and it’s no wonder, this is a contributing factor. Some staff working in the community get away with it, more so than hospital staff. I’ve worked in both areas. I’m working with such people atm. Managers turn a blind eye and lots of them are useless.

@JustMeBeingMe2022 its a typical labour supporting sideshow - they don’t care what issue they raise - it gets everyone talking so they can plant their anti Tory propaganda

For goodness sake, many working parents would rather look after their own children and don’t want to need childcare! However, they have bills to pay and careers that cannot be put on hold.

This thread is hilarious judging by the replies 🙄

You go to work and you pull your weight no matter whether you have children or not.

@LicoricePizza Agreed. Apparently having kids means you can work part time hours for full time pay and everyone else needs to mind their own business.

I see a lot of this at my workplace and thought it was unique but according to this thread it’s blooming rife.

If the colleague didn’t have kids I’m sure a lot of posters would not be so sympathetic about their behaviour. Because how would they be able to justify their behaviour? Your manager sounds v laissez-faith unfortunately so not sure how they’ll respond as they’re happy to let people get in with things - which is a good thing in principle- apart when people take the piss. This colleague knows that & it’s working to their advantage IMO.

I agree, that this situation seems unfair, however, things would be much easier if you just focused on your own work & not the work of others. I always advised staff to aspire to be the best that they can be and to measure themselves against the best and not the worst. Life in the workplace can often feel unfair & through the course of your career, this will not be the only time you experience this scenario, be the best that you can be and ignore the rest.

Absolutely agree with you, if she can't d o a full time job due to child care she should go part time. And get paid for the hours she works.

I voted YABU because her workload is not the issue. Your workload is the problem here. If you cannot get it done in your day you need to tell your line manager.
You could suggest the others do the same if they are struggling.
Let the line manager deal with fairness and you look after yourself.

I'm a manager - once had a team where something similar was happening. One team member geting really agitated that the another was appearing to coast. The reality was that the coaster was ten times better than the slogger who had zero talent. I knew as a manager that allowing my coaster to coast a little meant I got much better productivity so I did. The slogger was always going to be pretty basic - she lacked the talent and intelligence and above all else the self awareness. The coaster eventually left and was replaced by an equally talented worker who also slogged. The original slogger remained bitter only this time it was jealousy over it being obvious she was just never going to be as good.

I used to work with a lady who was employed part-time. She worked 3 or 4 days a week, school hours only. Lots of the other staff members used to get passed off that she "went home early", however, she did the hours she was actually employed for. Perhaps this colleague has a similar arrangement. Best to check before stressing out.

I hate this when work colleagues take the mick!! I have colleagues who have children and always need to take emergency leave and work from home!
I think you need to speak to your manager, also don't do extra work to cover your colleague's work too.

"But it is my business because when she’s being paid to work but not working, it prohibits her from taking on her fair share of the workload, this is impacting on me as my workload is higher .... when my workload is like 50% higher because she’s not able to get through her fair share then it becomes my business"

How is your workload higher? And why is it 50% higher? Why are you picking up her shortfall?

It sounds like you and your colleagues are enabling her behaviour. You take on her work, see yourselves as hard done by martyrs and then complain about a situation that sounds like it's almost entirely of your own making.

The team manager will immediately notice if you stop with the martyrdom. And the manager will take swift action - colleague not completing work impavts the manager directly.

Stop taking up the slack

Or we're too busy working to check colleague's calendars and workload.

Lots of shirkers on MN judging from the negative comment. Bizarre.