G’d Up asked:
In front of the management team he acts like he’s a saint with a halo over his head but when working with his co-workers and the management team is not present he’s an absolute back-stabber, a lier, mentally unstable, verbally abusive, non-stop complaining, very emotional, a total drama king. This guy is very good at what he does and has no reasons to be at work with us (he claims he has alot of money in the bank – big lier). How does he keep doing what he wants everyday and no manager will stop him. He has been turned-in to mangement about 4 times now for all the above just about and he’s only been working for the company not even a year. How can his co-workers get thru everyday knowing that we have to deal with his bad behavior and attitude. Someone please HELP with this issue.
Ricky
In front of the management team he acts like he’s a saint with a halo over his head but when working with his co-workers and the management team is not present he’s an absolute back-stabber, a lier, mentally unstable, verbally abusive, non-stop complaining, very emotional, a total drama king. This guy is very good at what he does and has no reasons to be at work with us (he claims he has alot of money in the bank – big lier). How does he keep doing what he wants everyday and no manager will stop him. He has been turned-in to mangement about 4 times now for all the above just about and he’s only been working for the company not even a year. How can his co-workers get thru everyday knowing that we have to deal with his bad behavior and attitude. Someone please HELP with this issue.
Ricky
Andrew
well you have two options one find another job or two do the best job that you can and move on with life… I don’t like people like that, I have one working for me but in the end it will cost him his job he just doesn’t know it yet…
Joel
Tape record some of his rants anonymously, and then submit the tape to upper management anonymously.
Lynn
Everybody has a boss and unfortunately you are not this gentleman’s. His manager has demonstrated that s/he is unwilling or unable to deal with his behavior, or has chosen to put up with it because the employee is, by your own admission, very good at what he does. Many bosses will put up with poor interpersonal behavior from their staff for the sake of getting the job done.
Your job is to decide whether or not you want to continue working there under the current circumstances. If the answer is “yes”, then you and your fellow employees need to embark on a bit of behavior modification training with the errant employee.
When he lies or gets dramatic, don’t react. Look disinterested, say, “uh huh, uh hmmm” while continuing to do your work – in other words, don’t reinforce the behavior. If he does anything..and I mean ANYthing…remotely helpful, kind, or team-oriented, praise and reinforce this behavior: “Gee, Josh, I really appreciate your help”; “Josh, it’s so nice to see you happy and upbeat today.” It’s sort of like retraining a badly-behaved animal – reinforce the behaviors you want to encourage, and don’t reinforce the stuff you don’t like. If all of you adopt this technique, I’m betting his behavior will change. People who act this way often do it for attention, and even negative attention is better than none.
Good luck.