Work hours

[Anonymous]

What do you think about the following scenario? A and B are coworkers. B works part time, never comes in early and leaves very early. B is immature and a slacker but knowing how to work the system has served B well. A is one of the few people who knows this about B because B is good at making others think well of B. B has taken to coming in early and leaving late. But just early enough to make it to the office before A and waits until right after A leaves to leave. B is not working harder or completing additional work. B spends the extra time pretending to work but only when B believes someone might notice. B only cares about public appearances and has never been shy about openly displaying B's laziness. What do you think has caused B to change? If this was your spouse, what would you think of B?

[Anonymous]

50% of success is just showing up. if others are too virtuous to game the system, that is too bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:50% of success is just showing up. if others are too virtuous to game the system, that is too bad.

I agree with this. No sense in being bitter. You should mind your own business unless Bs laziness directly impacts A.

[Anonymous]

Why do you care, OP? If you are doing a good enough job on your own you will eventually get recognized. Until then I would keep your nose clean and avoid office politics/gossip/judgment like the plague. Be pleasant, polite, and professional and stop focusing on hat others are or aren't doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you think about the following scenario? A and B are coworkers. B works part time, never comes in early and leaves very early. B is immature and a slacker but knowing how to work the system has served B well. A is one of the few people who knows this about B because B is good at making others think well of B. B has taken to coming in early and leaving late. But just early enough to make it to the office before A and waits until right after A leaves to leave. B is not working harder or completing additional work. B spends the extra time pretending to work but only when B believes someone might notice. B only cares about public appearances and has never been shy about openly displaying B's laziness. What do you think has caused B to change? If this was your spouse, what would you think of B?

Please explain how IF a works FULL time and B works part time (A working full time is not actually stated- so unsure of A's status) How B is getting in BEFORE A and leaving after A.

One tip that has served me well in business over the years: Unless Person B reports directly to you, or is impacting your work, it is not your business. All you do is focus on the work YOU do. If you spend YOUR time focusing on other people and what they are doing, it makes you look petty and doesn't put you in the best of light. Just keep your nose to the grindstone and worry about doing your own job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you think about the following scenario? A and B are coworkers. B works part time, never comes in early and leaves very early. B is immature and a slacker but knowing how to work the system has served B well. A is one of the few people who knows this about B because B is good at making others think well of B. B has taken to coming in early and leaving late. But just early enough to make it to the office before A and waits until right after A leaves to leave. B is not working harder or completing additional work. B spends the extra time pretending to work but only when B believes someone might notice. B only cares about public appearances and has never been shy about openly displaying B's laziness. What do you think has caused B to change? If this was your spouse, what would you think of B?

Please explain how IF a works FULL time and B works part time (A working full time is not actually stated- so unsure of A's status) How B is getting in BEFORE A and leaving after A.

One tip that has served me well in business over the years: Unless Person B reports directly to you, or is impacting your work, it is not your business. All you do is focus on the work YOU do. If you spend YOUR time focusing on other people and what they are doing, it makes you look petty and doesn't put you in the best of light. Just keep your nose to the grindstone and worry about doing your own job.

A is working full time. B has been coming in earlier and earlier because B didn't know exactly when A came in. B waits until A leaves the office. B seems to spending the extra time to see what A is up to because B did not know before since B was never around all day. B is petty, immature and plays little games. B is also very sneaky and has a lot of free time on B's hands. A and B do not get along.

[Anonymous]

In this scenario, A seems like a total bitch! B is smart to watch her back, but she better be recording whatever is scaring her into this.

[Anonymous]

OP is A. Don't be mad, beat her at her own game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is A. Don't be mad, beat her at her own game.

By coming in earlier and staying later?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is A. Don't be mad, beat her at her own game.

By coming in earlier and staying later?

Durrrrrrrr...either shit or get off the pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care, OP? If you are doing a good enough job on your own you will eventually get recognized. Until then I would keep your nose clean and avoid office politics/gossip/judgment like the plague. Be pleasant, polite, and professional and stop focusing on hat others are or aren't doing.

+1000

It's your own made up drama, and honestly it's the inquisitive people who are in everybody's business, like yourself, who make the work environment so unfriendly. It's not your business when someone is coming in or leaving unless it somehow directly affects your work or you are their boss. if it has no negative implications on your ability to do your work and this person is not your direct subordinate, who you must review every year, then mind your own business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you think about the following scenario? A and B are coworkers. B works part time, never comes in early and leaves very early. B is immature and a slacker but knowing how to work the system has served B well. A is one of the few people who knows this about B because B is good at making others think well of B. B has taken to coming in early and leaving late. But just early enough to make it to the office before A and waits until right after A leaves to leave. B is not working harder or completing additional work. B spends the extra time pretending to work but only when B believes someone might notice. B only cares about public appearances and has never been shy about openly displaying B's laziness. What do you think has caused B to change? If this was your spouse, what would you think of B?

So, your spouse is A and is complaining about something? Is he concerned that B is doing this to report his hours to the boss? Honestly, I think that there is absolutely no conclusions to draw from this, it is a paragraph devoid of meaning. You only provided half of the information, because one cannot draw conclusion what exactly caused B's behavior, was there something A was doing? If A was not doing anything and B's behavior just changed all of a sudden, chances are there must be something else going on with B that is unrelated to A. Maybe B was reprimanded by the boss, or perhaps assigned additional responsibilities, or B's daycare options changed, or whatever. It can not be even related to the work at all, but have to do with B's personal life.