who's doing the work?
who's doing the work?
(OP)
There an engineer in my office who constantly calls his former co-workers or others from past employers that he knows through past experience. He calls them for project guidance - a lot of guidance. Our supervisor knows about this and has make some remarks about it not being his work and such. At University, this might have been known as not playing fair (to put things nicely). Nevertheless, the man's work is good, very good. Is there an issue out there?





RE: who's doing the work?
The real issue here is what will happen when his former colleagues get fed up with him "picking their brains" & he has to start using his own. Will he still be able to perform his duties?
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RE: who's doing the work?
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: who's doing the work?
If the guy is merely a comm channel, he risks being replaced by an actual brain from his network, should one become available.
I hope he's smart enough to assimilate some of what he's channeling, before the river dries up.
In any case, it's the supervisor's problem, not yours. So, don't worry about it.
Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
RE: who's doing the work?
RE: who's doing the work?
One of the things my bosses really like about me is my considerable network [1]. If I don't know the answer, I know who to ask [2]. To tell the truth, it's one of the reasons I'm afraid to leave public sector work--I think some of my sources would be less charitable if I were a fellow private consultant.
Hg
[1] I don't mean just Eng-Tips.
[2] And if I don't, I try Eng-Tips.
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RE: who's doing the work?
Sometimes a "promotion" is the first step to "get rid of"
I have seen this happen, we had a non-performing engineer.
Some opinions were:
1)Nail the guy to the pillory and whip in public
2)Don't give the guy any project, just a broom (with the same pay)
The managers choice:
Give more responsibility, more work etc., he threw in the towel.
Moral of the story:
If you are good you get a lot of work
If you are not good, you get even more work, because you need to learn how to work.
RE: who's doing the work?