How to Deal With a Lazy Coworker

How to Deal With a Lazy Coworkerdocument.createElement(audio) https//s3.amazonaws.com/tjn-blog-images/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/17133337/How-to-handle-a-lazy-coworker.wavWeve all been therepaired with the kollektiv member that just isnt holding up their share of the tent poles. You cant quite tattle on them because that would just reflect badly on you, but you also cant let them get away with it all the time and just keep carrying your weight. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) If youre frustrated with a lazy, extra-long-lunch-taking, slack-off of a coworker, here are a few ways you can alleviate the situation.Dont let them knock you off your pins.If youre spending the entire day focusing on just how lazy and useless your coworker is, chances are youre not doing your own work as well as you could and should be doing. Try tuning them out, no matter how many times you notice them checking Facebook. Focus on your own workor youll end up havin g as low an output as the lazy part. It might not be fair, but neither is life. Too much attention on fairness is just immature.Stay focused on yourself.Instead of obsessing about what a lame-o your coworker is, direct your energy instead to deciding what kind of a person and coworker you want to be. And start living up to your own ideals. Be the kind of person you admire mostnot just someone who carps on the weakest link. Dont let your good attitude get affected by someone elses bad work.Dont assume responsibility.Dont tattle, but also dont just pick up their slack. Their work should not be your work. And if your boss recognizes that some work isnt getting done, do your best to not be assigned any of the blame.Be a leader.Take this opportunity to distinguish yourself. Stay above the gossip. Step up and show your boss and your team how well you deal with difficult situations. Be the hero of your team. Communicate with your lazy co-workerthey may not be lazy at all, but rather dealin g with issues or problems you havent imagined. Try helping them get back in the game, rather than watching them crash and burn.Say no.Dont agree to projects that require your coworker to work at full capacity. And dont agree to time frames that you know to be unrealistic given the situation. Worst case scenario, in saying no, youll earn an opportunity to broach the subject of your coworker with your boss in a non-tattletaley way. Its the classier way to escalate the situation.Put your reputation first.As annoying as it is to find yourself in this situation, what you have to remember is that you cannot go down with the sinking ship. You might have to put in a few mora hours and do a bit more work on the edges until the situation can be resolved. If you have a high-stakes project that cant be avoided and the deadlines cant be changed, you just have to do the extra work and sort the situation out afterwards. Try and hold your head up high and distinguish yourself as much as possible, w hich will make the inevitable fall-out that much easier.