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AIBU?

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to grass this colleague up?...sorry, long!

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Whatafuzzfoot · 02/04/2012 14:46

ok, so I started a new job 8 weeks ago today and another new guy started about 2 days after me.
Working hours for both of us were stated as 9-5.30.
It is a very small office (9 of us including me and said guy, but only 5 of us work together in the upstairs office)
It's a very relaxed laid back working environment. 2 bosses that share the business equally. I report into one of the bosses, he reports into the other (2 separate areas of the business)
Both bosses are mostly out of the office at meetings or working from home so we are mainly left to get on by ourselves.
There should be no issues with this as we both have plenty of work to get on with, know what we are doing etc and we could call our bosses if we needed anything.
The first few days was fine, but 2 weeks in he started taking the piss a bit.
He doesnt drive so his wife has to drop him off and pick him up, but they live 5 mins drive from the office.
Every day he slopes in at 9.10-9.20 and calls his wife to pick him up anytime between 5-5.30
He also doesnt have a mobile phone so uses the office phone several times a day to call his wife/family/book weekend activities etc (His wife also calls the office to speak to him at least twice a day)
He smokes quite alot and goes out for a cigarette break several times a day, roughly one fag break every 1.5 hours (not sure if that's normal as I have never smoked so dont know what is considered acceptable!)
He sits next to me so i can see exactly what he's doing on his screen all the time - and 9 times out of 10 he is on facebook, looking through pictures or writing private messages to people.
using FB in office hours is not exactly frowned upon though, as we do a lot of business through it, and my role genuinely requires me to be on it a fair bit. (As well as MN Grin )
However, he works for a different part of the business, (our sister company I suppose you would call it) and there is no reason to be on FB at all for his role.

The other person in our upstairs office has noticed this too, but she already had a bust up about him stealing her sales (they are both commission based) so I think she is reluctant to say anything for fear of making things any more awkward

When his boss is in, he does his job (basically calling companies from our database and trying to sell things over the phone) but because his computer is turned the other way, I can see he is still on FB as he knows his boss can't see

So, what I'm asking really is AIBU to 'grass' this guy in?
I know it's not really my place and its not that I'm pissed off that I am genuinely working and arriving and leaving on time, its more that I'm angry that he is taking the piss out of this small family run business that the 2 bosses have worked hard to build from scratch.

So, should I say something? I don't want to come across a snitch or make my boss think I'm a twat but he's winding me up big style with his piss taking
TIA

OP posts:
ThinWomansBrain · 21/01/2024 17:48

Kitcatmouse · 21/01/2024 17:38

Not sure is matters all that much 12 years later 🤣🤣

😅
don't exaggerate - 11 years and nine months 😁
well spotted

Kitcatmouse · 21/01/2024 17:50

@ThinWomansBrain Haha 😄
now I’m curious if they still work together!

BobbyBiscuits · 21/01/2024 18:20

If he is commission based and is doing no work, then how is he earning a living? I would argue that maybe he is doing some networking, business development that you might not be aware of? Else surely he would be fired/ leave if he is making no sales? If he's hitting targets then there is not really much to be said. Sounds a bit like the bosses are too hands off, but if you press on his performance they might come back and start micro-managing everyone which would make your peaceful work life worse.

Shelly12345 · 04/09/2024 18:49

I work in a school kitchen. My kids nan offered my kids to go away few days before the 6 weeks holiday. I thought it was a great opportunity for them.
Cut along story short my son told his friend about the trip and said he won't be in school on X day.
I didn't tell the school. It was very rushed and I led myself to lie.

My son's friend told his mom, who is a teacher in school. And I told my work friends I won't be in cos I was poorly in reality I was going to airport. Anyway my son's friends mom told my work colleagues that I lied and was really going to the airport. Is she allowed to do this without actual proof ?

Pogggle · 04/09/2024 18:53

@Shelly12345 you need to start your own thread rather than resurrecting one that’s 12 years old. People will just reply to the main op

Nanny0gg · 04/09/2024 18:54

Greythorne · 02/04/2012 15:49

I meant as a manager, if someone I was managing came to me and grassed up someone else on my team, I would be appalled, based on, it is none of their business! Leave me to manage my team, based on results, expecations, targets.

If this guy is truly as much of a slacker as you suggest, why on earth do you think time will not out him?

How much money/business are you ok with losing before it comes to your notice?

Nanny0gg · 04/09/2024 18:55

Nanny0gg · 04/09/2024 18:54

How much money/business are you ok with losing before it comes to your notice?

Shit! Why do people do that!!

@mumsnet - find a way to show Zombies!!

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