Stuck at Work with a Slacker
Stuck at Work with a Slacker
No organization is immune to the problem of coworkers who don’t fully contribute. But when someone on the team is coming up short, don’t rush to conclusions.
It’s a ubiquitous problem, said Judith White, a teaching professor of business administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
“People have an expectation that everyone is going to contribute equally, but that rarely happens, and that's what frustrates them,” she said. “They want a certain thing from a co-worker, and they don't get it, and then they have to do extra work.”
“People have an expectation that everyone is going to contribute equally, but that rarely happens, and that's what frustrates them,” she said. “They want a certain thing from a co-worker, and they don't get it, and then they have to do extra work.”
No organization is immune to the problem of coworkers who don’t fully contribute. But when someone on the team is coming up short, don’t rush to conclusions.
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