When we are employed and work with people, our colleagues, no matter how much experience or years of service we have, a situation can always happen that will throw us out of balance and cause us to write or say some "difficult" words.
So that I don't write them by email or say them to my colleague's face, I write them here 🙂
I got the idea from the post of a Hivers who expressed her disappointment through text.
I'll do mine too.
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He is a good young man, that colleague of mine, a real friend, always smiling and cheerful, but a bit quick (does something when he shouldn't or when he does, he does it wrong).
This time, he got to lead the project of moving into a new warehouse.
He informed me a month and a half ago about the plan to lease the warehouse and that we need to provide Internet links in the warehouse.
I immediately sent a request to a telecom operator, to check the technical possibilities, but as I received the answer that the deadline for building an internet link is 6 months (as if they are setting it up on the moon), I immediately wrote inquiries to two more operators.
I immediately sent information about what was done to my colleague, due to the long deadline for implementation.
And then, no answer.
Days passed, I waited for the answers of the other two operators, and when one wrote that it could not, and the other that it could, I called my colleague to ask when the link should be operational.
When he asked me: "Isn't that already realized", I understood that we were in a problem.
The Internet service was supposed to be operational today, and I received that deadline in writing on April 25. Considering the non-working days around International Labor Day, that deadline left only three working days for implementation.
When the operator heard that, like me, he was amazed, "Well, the deadline for implementation is two weeks".
"I know, but my colleague screwed up, can we help him somehow?", I asked.
It got very complicated.
Wanting to help my colleague who apparently made a big mistake and thus jeopardized the start of the process, I contacted another operator and was given a deadline of "Two weeks".
Shit.
I wasn't in a problem, communication by email kept me on the safe side, but this colleague is screwed, if business work suffers because of his omission.
Wanting to help, I took two mobile numbers from the phone book, of my old acquaintances, who work as directors of an operator, and called them.
Honestly, I was ashamed of the situation we found ourselves in.
When I explained the problem to them, they promised me help.
After a few hours, the answer read: "You will have an internet link on May 5".
The holidays have come and gone and immediately this morning, I was informed that a team of fitters is on the field.
The help of my acquaintances was worth it. Without them, we would never have finished this quickly.
And why am I pissed today?
Because a few hours ago, I was called by that young colleague who made all the mess by not up-to-date management of the project.
And what did he say to me besides, "Well done for finishing the assignment on time"?
He said what made me regret why I had gone out of my way to save him.
Imagine, he boasted to our director, who is the sponsor of this project, that he managed everything on time!
He, personally.
I had to use my private contacts and relationships with acquaintances to help my colleague, because I, known as such, am a good colleague, and he took all the credit.
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Have you ever had a similar situation?
Has anyone taken credit for something you did with your commitment, work and effort?
Or maybe you took credit for something someone else did?
It affected me, I didn't need praise, I had a lot of them during my career, but I don't accept that someone who caused a problem brags when someone else has finished the job.
Especially after all last week's challenges, threats and attempts to get everything resolved on time (albeit at the last minute).
It doesn't matter, in my thoughts I take a notebook and a wooden pencil and from the list of colleagues who deserved and deserve my help, I cross out the name of this, in my opinion, bad colleague.
The photo I'm sharing with you is from a friend's garden (so I don't seem like I'm bragging about his flowers 🙂), where I took a short break today and enjoyed the scent of the beautiful roses.