EveWasFramed
Well-known member
I find myself in an awkward situation at work.
The short version is, Im the office manager for a heating and air conditioning company. I manage the technicians (make sure they get to where there need to go and that they turn in all the required paperwork). Im not their "boss" per se, but I do control what jobs they do and process all the paperwork, warranty items, etc.
When they don't turn in all the required paperwork (invoices, travel logs, warranty items, etc) it makes my job VERY difficult. It basically doubles my work load and makes it impossible for me to keep up with my day to day tasks that I'n repsonsible for. Only one out of the three do what they're supposed to do. I liked them all to begin with, but lately, Ive found myself getting angry at them. It creates a lot of tension at work and causes me anxiety.
I've tried to be helpful to them, as much as possible, but it's difficult to want to help them when they make the job so much harder.
"Telling on them" is out. I've mentioned the issue several times and a lot of barking is done, but no biting. That's likely because they need SOMEONE to fill the positions and good help is hard to find in this industry.
So, Im basically stuck in this position, trying to find some way to get along and not start throwing things at my co-workers out of frustration.
Any sugggestions?
The short version is, Im the office manager for a heating and air conditioning company. I manage the technicians (make sure they get to where there need to go and that they turn in all the required paperwork). Im not their "boss" per se, but I do control what jobs they do and process all the paperwork, warranty items, etc.
When they don't turn in all the required paperwork (invoices, travel logs, warranty items, etc) it makes my job VERY difficult. It basically doubles my work load and makes it impossible for me to keep up with my day to day tasks that I'n repsonsible for. Only one out of the three do what they're supposed to do. I liked them all to begin with, but lately, Ive found myself getting angry at them. It creates a lot of tension at work and causes me anxiety.
I've tried to be helpful to them, as much as possible, but it's difficult to want to help them when they make the job so much harder.
"Telling on them" is out. I've mentioned the issue several times and a lot of barking is done, but no biting. That's likely because they need SOMEONE to fill the positions and good help is hard to find in this industry.
So, Im basically stuck in this position, trying to find some way to get along and not start throwing things at my co-workers out of frustration.
Any sugggestions?