How to work with lazy colleagues

nuchio SG

i am new in the office, for 4 months. i really hate working with the colleagues here.

first of all, they really treat the office like their own home, literally, by putting their stuff all over the office. eg. the umbrella on the bookshelf by the main door. any visitor who walks in can see that umbrella on the shelf. i have told the girl that it is not nice but she says she puts it there in case she forgets to bring it home. but then she forgets all the time - she could have put it in her handbag right?

the office is in a mess - nobody does filling. past correspondences are put into the drawers without organizing it until the drawers are full and then move the whole stack to elsewhere in the office.

nobody cleans their desk or wash their cups properly (all full of brown stains). nothing is organized and nobody can find anything.

the office secretary is the champion. when she cannot find what she needs since she puts stuff everywhere, she just orders for more. e.g. stationery.

if that not enough - they are on msn and surfing half the time.. esp when my boss is not around, it is like a party.

nothing is told to my boss - so he assumes everything is ok. they hide stuff from him. also he dont check on them or ask them to tidy up.

i have really had it working with lazy and incompetent people.

i won't join them - i have work to do and want to be responsible. is it wrong?

so whats next for me here?

mistyblue SG

Good Luck
If you're successful, please let me know

FireIce SG

working environment is very impt, other than $$

if u are not comfortable or find urself dragging ur feet to work, and if the $$ is not tt good, u can jolly well find a greener pasture...

but then, everywhere oso the same one lah

it's up to urself to adjust and get used to the ppl u work with
nobardie is perfect, im sure someone else oso got some complaint about u

bottomline, if oredi out of ur limits, move to somewhere else.

ad3285 SG

Err.. you working now? Lol.
Now office hour leh. Go do your work and stop surfing sgF. Razz

angel7030 SG

Do not think highly of yourself, even you not around, as before you work here, the office still managed perfectly well and grown too. I believe people in there ready do their work in a freestyling way, they are not lazy or incompetence, they are damn smart, it is the culture of the office that bring glory and richness to the boss, why should the boss complain further. Accept the culture, work smartly, be like them, and you can be sure you work long, but if you cannot fit in, then resign lor.

BeautifulBetty SG

Are you off on a Friday afternoon at this hour of the day? Twisted Evil

BadzMaro SG

U keep talking about not feeling comfortable and stuff..

but by ur description of the environment , i think they are pretty comfortable with the environment. So its not them that has a problem.. its u. U are too hardworking and too tidy. They dont like you. So change. Adapt. Become lazy. n make the entire office.. ur home.

Sorry to say .. but ur topic should be.. 'HOW DO I ADAPT TO MY NEW WORKING ENVIRONMENT.'

Rock^Star SG

Suit the environment, not the environment to suit you.

If the lazy culture compromises your principles too much, seek other pastures.

Good luck. Very Happy

Isis SG

i hate lazy colleagues but there are all sort of people in this world we are living in. Face reality. Either you adapt, take it easy or being get-rid of.

Parka SG

Don't manage the activity, manage the results.

Are you colleagues meeting their job requirements? If so, there's really nothing you can do.

You can either leave or they leave. Which one you have control over?

Isis SG

Actually I think the problem is your boss for not setting the culture properly.

Anyway since they are lazy and you are hardworking, do you think you have a chance to get your boss's attention and promote you.. then revamp the entire work place loh. Laughing

Parka SG

Totally agree.

This type of behaviour is totally condoned by the boss, unless the boss doesn't know.

Fish rots from the head.

de_middle SG

100% correct.....TS, dun expect them to change. The more u expect = the more fustration u get & angrier each day & it'll become like ur the one who at fault eventually.

If you cannot adapt, look elsewhere but dun burn ur bridges, gd luck Wink

<Precious> SG

Wad kind of business does this company do?

The office culture seems rather unhealthy to adopt as you'll learn nothing there that you can reuse anywhere else! I'd resign asap if I were you...... Surprised

BrUtUs SG

is the company in crisis? if nothing wrong then jz let them do as they like...

huiz SG

your colleagues are nothing compared to the previous colleague of my position. she left her lunch boxes lying around until maggots grew. Shocked Laughing when the cleaner wants to clear away her leftovers after she finished eating, she tell her not to touch it.