To think my colleague is BU r.e. 'working from home'?

[TheOtherSideOfNo]

I really need some sort of perspective with this.

This past year my workplace has introduced very flexible working for my particular team. In that we can work remotely or from home or basically wherever there is an internet connection.

This means that sometimes a couple of colleagues will set of to a coffee shop to work or stay at home, indeed, it means some colleagues arrive around 10ish but will leave later etc. This move was not easily given to us, we had to state our case for this sort of arrangement and indeed it has proven to be very effective so much so that management are considering applying the same to another team.

Now my AIBU. In my team there are 5 of us. All the same level and grade and do similar things that are complementary to each other's work. One of the team will e-mail in the morning saying she's "working from home" this is fine but she's never there if you call her on her work phone or e-mail her in business hours. I don't expect a response to an e-mail immediately but she really is taking the piss. She hasn't updated accounts or done her role at all. We're all picking up the slack. She will respond to an e-mail very late in the day and considering our work is very deadline focused we can't afford to have her 'chillaxing' on the job.

As I said, I'm the same level as her so can't really pull her up on this and I don't want to go running to management as the snitch iyswim but she's jeopardising certain projects and targets.

Stick to the 2 points lurkinghusband mentioned above. It will be a very quick meeting. You are doing the right thing.
Speak up, even if your voice shakes! Good luck to you.

I'm glad you're going to speak to your boss.

Personally I'd do it on Monday and give him time to think about it - you don't want him to be in a grump with you all Christmas - shoot the messenger and all that !

You're doing the right thing, TheOtherSide ... but I'm sure you know that already

FWIW I think you should tell your boss today (or yesterday). Leaving it until the moment before the xmas holidays just means it can easily fall off his radar at worst, and at best he'll find it difficult to get any momentum behind making a change.

Did you manage to speak to your boss?

If one person isn't working, that one person is the problem, not the team or the flexible hours.
You have to act the same way as if they were in the office, and you can't leave it much longer. The whole team has to complain about the one slacker.

If you act soon you can say the team acted reasonably and gave her a chance to sort out the problem.
If you leave it too long then its you that will risk sabotaging flexible hours, not the slacker.

Any update OP?

sykadelic No not really. I honestly think any sort of significant update may not happen for months (if not years).

ParcelP I did along with another teammate. It was a very xyz formulaic meeting in which he seemed to take on our points but we left a bit like 'well now what?'

Don't pick up her slack? If your manager asks why deadlines aren't being met, make it clear each time that you are just waiting on her to do her bit.

it's a tough one but you have to let her lack of input affect the work/project.

With 'can't be arsed' managers the only way to get them to take anything seriously is through results. I've worked in teams where managers would ignore dysfunctional and unhealthy team dynamics as they always had good results and therefore looked good in front of their manager. It's only when that's under threat that they buck up.

he's now aware that it is this individual not putting the work/effort in. so far you all have been covering for her and giving him results so he can make the excuse that she isn't a 'problem/issue'. Let the lack of her contribution be seen in the results and when it comes to the chopping bock hers will be the first/only head to roll.