Honestly, if you only do one thing from this video.
It needs to be this. Because if you don't do this,
your lazy coworker is never going to put an effort.
You're going to stay frustrated AF,
and they're going to continue to add to your workload. Hello,
and welcome back to my channel, where I help you slay your career
and cultivate the successful life you deserve. You're probably here because
you have a problem that so many people have.
You are dealing with a lazy coworker.
I know this can be extraordinarily frustrating. So in today's video,
I'm going to break down my best tips on how to deal with your lazy coworker.
And if your lazy coworker is getting all of the praise and you're not,
you're going to definitely want to make sure that you stick all the way to the
end, because I'm going to be speaking specifically to that.
If you're ready to sort out this whole lazy coworker situation.
Tap that like button and let's jump into it.
My first tip for you is to really consider if this is a YOU
problem.
And I see this because this is one of the most common things that I see,
especially when you're a high achiever.
It's very easy to get frustrated by the people at
work who are not necessarily pulling their weight,
but it doesn't always actually impact you or the work that you are doing.
I want to ask yourself these questions to figure out if your lazy coworker
is really having an impact on your work and on your potential career success at
work. First and foremost, and this is probably the most common thing,
are they passing their work off to you?
If they're passing their work off to you,
and especially when you're not getting the credit for the work that you're doing
on behalf of your lazy coworker, that is clearly a problem.
But in a lot of instances, your lazy coworker is lack of effort at work.
Actually doesn't have any impact on you directly. And if that's the case,
then it actually isn't really a you problem. The other question to ask is,
is your lazy coworker an imminent danger to the wellbeing of your company
financially or otherwise? If the answer to either of those questions is yes,
then that is a you problem. If the answer to both of those questions was no.
However, then you need to M Y O B,
mind your own business.
The tips I'm going to share with you in this video are still going to help ,
so definitely stay tuned.
This actually leads me directly into my next tip on how to deal with lazy
coworker.
And that is not to hold others to the same standard that you hold yourself to.
I know you high achievers have a high bar it's way up here,
but not everyone actually can live up to that.
And let's just be Frank, not everyone wants to.
Not only does everyone have different levels of ambition,
which is something that is probably showing up for your lazy coworker,
we all just have different levels of aptitude and talent and potential,
and not everybody is necessarily going to be at your level. And you know what,
that's totally okay. Because if they are happy being where
they are putting in that level of work well, quite frankly,
that's just less competition for you to get ahead, isn't it?
Obviously this is much more problematic when your lazy coworker
is getting the promotions and the praise that you really want,
which is something that I'm going to speak to in just a couple of minutes here.
But if someone is just lazy because they are lacking ambition and they don't
really want to do much beyond the role that they're actually in,
then that maybe,
is going to make it a little bit less bothersome when you take that into
consideration.
The other thing I really want you to challenge yourself to do is.
Ask yourself if you're setting the bar too high for you.
And I say this because my clients like you are very high achievers.
And they tend to set that bar way up there in the stratosphere.
And it's not always in their best interest because it is making them take on the
work
of their lazy coworker and spin their wheels and invest way too much time
into work that isn't really moving the needle in their careers.
It's really important for us to take note that effort does not equal
extraordinary. It is really going to be the impact.
I'd love to know if this is where you actually think you're at lazy coworker is
at, let me know in the comments down below.
Now that we have explored the tips that are going to
help you basically contextualize your lazy coworker.
It's time to get into the tips about, you know,
actually doing it things about your lazy coworker.
And this action item I'm about to share is extremely important,
because even if you're a high performing high achiever, if you make this mistake
when you're dealing with your lazy coworker, it can be a real career killer.
When you're working with a lazy coworker,
it is really important to keep that opinion to yourself.
I don't want you to fall into the trap of speculating about your lazy coworker
or making derogatory statements about their work effort or anything like that.
This really just falls into the gossip track. And well,
you guys probably know how I feel about that. You've been around for awhile.
If you've already been doing this, it's never too late to stop,
but it's really important to really keep your opinions
about your lazy coworker to yourself.
Because ultimately at the end of the day,
when you're talking about someone else at work.
It's only going to come back and hurt you. And my next tip is really actually,
when you're working with Lacey coworker, honestly,
if you only do one thing from this video,
it needs to be there because if you don't do that,
this your lazy coworker is never going to put an effort
You're going to stay frustrated AF,
and they're going to continue to add to your workload.
When you're working with a lazy coworker,
you need to make sure you are not enabling them.
And I know this is really hard because your lazy coworker probably has really
good skills or they know exactly what ball they can drop,
that you're going to be forced to pick up.
so that you don't look bad as much as possible. You need to make sure that their
laziness at work is not becoming your problem because as we already explored,
if it's not a you problem, it needs to stay that way.
In most roles,
your coworkers laziness is not going to have a direct impact on you at work.
Which makes it very easy for you when they are being lazy at work,
to not take on tasks and pick up their slack. However,
sometimes your lazy coworker is going to impact the entire team.
If that is the case, make sure that you stay tuned for is tip six,
because I'm going to be speaking to exactly that when your lazy coworker
asks you to take on a task,
that is definitely an obviously there is and has absolutely
nothing to do with you.
I know a lot of people at a lot of the clients that I work with
do struggle to say no to people at work. And this isn't just the lazy coworker.
It's a general thing. When you are faced with a lazy coworker,
asking you to take on extra work, to pick up their slack,
it's actually quite simple and straightforward to say no.
All you have to do is say something along the lines of:
I'm not able to take on that task at this time.
It's simple, it's elegant. It's not giving a reason to debate.
It's just simply but politely saying no. And in most cases,
they're going to work and they're going to move on to their next colleague until
eventually enough people will say no to taking on their work,
that they stop being so lazy and do the work on their own. However,
that's not true for all lazy coworkers. And in some cases,
we are going to have to move into the next tip, to deal with our lazy coworker.
And that is to actually speak to them about it. Super duper important.
As we move into this task, if your lazy coworker is not impacting
your work and they do not report directly to you, this is not your job.
You are only going to speak to your lazy coworker about their level of effort
when it has a direct impact on you. The last thing you're going to do,
if you are forced to have this conversation with your lazy coworker,
it says something that is going to make them offensive along the line of
stopping so easy.
If it has come down to you speaking to your lazy coworker about their laziness
at work, there needs to be three elements present in the conversation.
You need to be clear, concise, and focused on the impact.
They should not be about blaming or shaming, your lazy coworker.
What you should really be trying to do in this conversation is make sure that
they're aware of the issue. Yes,
it's entirely possible that your lazy coworker,
isn't totally aware that they are being lazy at work.
When it comes from a place of service and a place of empathy,
where you were actually trying to help them succeed at work,
they're going to be much more receptive and you are going to be much more
likely to see a change in the behavior.
Now,
an example of something that you might say to your lazy coworker is when you.
Fall behind on the project tasks, it forces me to take on those extra tasks
so that we can still complete this project on time. That said,
sometimes having this conversation with your coworker, isn't going to be enough,
or it is so obstructive and it's generating so much risk to your team and to
your compan that you actually need to implement the next tip, which is escalate.
And I do not say this lightly. If you've watched any of my videos before,
you know that I have a philosophy, the only place to tattle tale is less welcome
than on the playground is in the boardroom.
And let's be clear on a little something here, your manager isn't dumb. Well,
they're probably not dumb. And they're probably aware of your lazy coworkers'
lack of effort already for all. You know,
this can be something that they're already having conversations with them about.
So do give the benefit of the doubt.
But if you want to make sure that they're aware,
because there are some deep impacts that is impacting the entire team.
This would be the time to give it up because
ultimately your manager wants everyone on their team to be successful.
And if they're not aware of a problem,
they're not going to be able to help remedy yet. And again,
if you're a lazy coworker is just annoying you because they're lazy,
this isn't something worth escalating to your manager or to HR.
You want to take this step when there is a dramatic impact to your entire team
and it's generating risk for your team or for the company.
Don't take this one lightly you guys.
What about when a worker is getting a whole bunch of praise and you are not?
Now sorry for the change of scenery here,
but the footage was actually corrupted.
And I did not want to cut this out because this is so important.
When you're working with a lazy coworker, and they aren't pulling their weight
and they are getting credit for, you know, doing a whole bunch of awesome stuff
that they're not actually doing. It's incredibly frustrating. Now,
if you are doing the work and they are getting the praise,
the thing that I want you to do is,
I want you to make sure that you're looping people in,
and that you are leaving breadcrumbs of your awesomeness.
This might be CCing people, or just making your manager aware
of your contributions so that you can get the praise that you actually deserve
for the work that you were doing. That said,
if your lazy coworker is getting praise and it's not at your expense,
and it's not hurting you or anyone else in your team,
then I want you to just focus on shining. Focus on your awesomeness,
because you can't control theirs and how they're perceived by others.
I'm not saying that it's fair.
I'm not saying that it's the way that it should be.
Unfortunately though,
sometimes it is just the way that is in organizations.
The thing that you might be able to learn from your lazy coworker here, though,
is what are they actually investing time on?
Because they are obviously making either an impact or an impression,
then it's helping them get acknowledgement. And if you want to do that,
you can actually replicate what they're doing and take their
lazy hacks and turn it into your favor to help accelerate your career.
Back to the original scene. Hopefully at this point,
you're feeling a lot better about your lazy coworker and how you
can actually approach them in order to help them out.
But I do have a bonus tip for you,
and that is to make sure that you're being intentional about having an awesome
day.
I know,
especially when you're working with a difficult coworker or a lazy coworker.
It can be very easy to get really frustrated by their lack of effort.
Especially when you put so much into what you do. However,
when you're intentional about creating an awesome date for yourself,
that is going to mitigate that as much as possible.
If you want more tips and strategies about how you can make every day awesome,
I want you to go and check out this video right now,
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