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mytimewillcome · 14/04/2016 18:44

I work in a very small team. There are only 3 of us and I am the second most senior and I have been there a number of years. I have a fairly new colleague who I think isn't paid very much. I sit next to her so I can see her computer screen. I've noticed that she doesn't do anywhere as much work as me and my manager (we have a system where it's obvious what work has been done) and I realise that is because she is on messenger a lot of the day or looking at her phone. She has just been given a pay rise. I haven't. I have had a problem with childcare so have had to do shorter weeks and so have not been in the office as much but I am still doing 3 days a week as opposed to my normal 4 and getting all my work done. Now I have an appraisal next week and I am incensed that someone who does so little work has got a pay rise but I am wondering if I should mention it in my appraisal. I am quite friendly with her and so feel it would be very two faced of me but I feel that this is an injustice. What shall I do?

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ivykaty44 · 14/04/2016 18:47

Concentrate on your own work in your own appraisal, if you want a pay rise state why you believe you should be paid more money.

If you have a grevence with a colleague then raise a grevence, but an appraisal isn't the time or place to do this.

HoppingForward · 14/04/2016 18:57

Don't do it during your appraisal. It's a separate issue.

Who does she report to? Can you delegate work to her when she isn't proactive enough to do it herself busy?

mytimewillcome · 14/04/2016 20:02

I can delegate work to her but I'm not her manager. Ok good advice. Don't mention it in my appraisal. Should I mention it to my manager anyway? He must realise surely.

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HoppingForward · 14/04/2016 20:09

If you are quite friendly with her could you not just call her out on it? "Heeellooo? Could you do some work and get off messenger please"

Or message her Grin

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