New Guy is a Brown Nosing Boy Scout

[Anonymous]

It's probably best to end this now versus letting it drag on, which would make terminating him more difficult.

[Anonymous]

He will destroy your work environment, because everyone will be worried about getting tattled on constantly. Being afraid to decompress on gmail for 6 minutes or tattled on because you spend a long time in the bathroom during your period… It will drive people slowly insane & they will leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He will destroy your work environment, because everyone will be worried about getting tattled on constantly. Being afraid to decompress on gmail for 6 minutes or tattled on because you spend a long time in the bathroom during your period… It will drive people slowly insane & they will leave.

Only if his managers take his reports seriously. He needs to be told to stand down by the people he’s tattling to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He will destroy your work environment, because everyone will be worried about getting tattled on constantly. Being afraid to decompress on gmail for 6 minutes or tattled on because you spend a long time in the bathroom during your period… It will drive people slowly insane & they will leave.

Only if his managers take his reports seriously. He needs to be told to stand down by the people he’s tattling to.

If he is on the spectrum, being told down won't do anything. If he's not and is just a regular snake, he'll be sneakier and look for similar allies. Get rid of him now, OP, because his nonsense will push out good people.

[Anonymous]

Surprised no one he’s “tattled” has just said straight up yo him, ‘what you’re doing is not productive’. Instead your boss jumps to you can fire him?

I agree you should not invest more time in this person and let them go as a bad fit at hire. But it seems like such simple feedback to give in the moment. If I went to my boss’ boss and told him my boss had a website up on his computer I would definitely be tongue lashed for wasting time and told to focus on my work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprised no one he’s “tattled” has just said straight up yo him, ‘what you’re doing is not productive’. Instead your boss jumps to you can fire him?

I agree you should not invest more time in this person and let them go as a bad fit at hire. But it seems like such simple feedback to give in the moment. If I went to my boss’ boss and told him my boss had a website up on his computer I would definitely be tongue lashed for wasting time and told to focus on my work.

This OP! And if your boss isn’t up to saying this he/she isn’t very good at her/his job.

[Anonymous]

Just mess with him a bit before firing him. Come in early and take his chair….hide it in a side office somewhere and see how he reacts.

[Anonymous]

OP here- he was let go yesterday. My manager went over to chat with him about how things are going and saw that he had a spiral notebook on his desk logging the arrival and departure times of the other analysts.

Toxic. Don't be like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He might have autism and not understand the difference between reporting dire misbehavior and reporting minor infractions. I could see my autistic teen doing that, frankly.

I think in order to document the situation without being in any way liable for wrongful termination, you should try explaining that his complaints are reflecting poorly on him, not others, because they're so minor. That he has to build credibility, which means that the first weeks on the job, he shuts his mouth, observes the conditions, and tries to fit in.

Or, if that's too much work, fire him. You'd be within your rights, but as PP said, use the right examples to do so.

+1. He might be on the spectrum. Is it possible to try to coach him and work with him, in case you might be willing to help him? It may be too much to ask, but I hope that we all could consider compassion to people who are on the spectrum and may not have good social skills in the workplace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- he was let go yesterday. My manager went over to chat with him about how things are going and saw that he had a spiral notebook on his desk logging the arrival and departure times of the other analysts.

Toxic. Don't be like that.

It's the right decision. Usually people who are so focused on the shortcomings of others are doing it because they're terrible at their jobs and want to deflect the heat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- he was let go yesterday. My manager went over to chat with him about how things are going and saw that he had a spiral notebook on his desk logging the arrival and departure times of the other analysts.

Toxic. Don't be like that.

That’s wild.

What reason did they give him for letting him go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- he was let go yesterday. My manager went over to chat with him about how things are going and saw that he had a spiral notebook on his desk logging the arrival and departure times of the other analysts.

Toxic. Don't be like that.

It's the right decision. Usually people who are so focused on the shortcomings of others are doing it because they're terrible at their jobs and want to deflect the heat.

+1

PP here. In the case I mention, the "supervisor" that was reporting to the higher up weekly, it was definitely true that no work was getting done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fire him while you can. If you give him a few months and nothing chances, will your boss still be ok with letting him go?

judging by the analyst title which is a complete bs job this is probably the government so good luck with firing lol

My first job was as a financial analyst on Wall Street, you nitwit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- he was let go yesterday. My manager went over to chat with him about how things are going and saw that he had a spiral notebook on his desk logging the arrival and departure times of the other analysts.

Toxic. Don't be like that.

WOW!! Good riddance!

[Anonymous]

How did he pass the "personality test" during the interview?