Co-worker looking for job 8

[controlnovice]

I lent my company laptop to a co-worker while at a remote site, so he could check his email. No big deal.

In the evening, I log on, and go straight to my Yahoo! email account and blindly click on the first email.

It stated that "...my application was recieved and an offer would be made...". I then realized that my co-worker didn't log out and I just read his email about a job offer at a new company. I quickly logged off of Yahoo!.

I believe this is between him and our manager. However, we have an important milestone in my project in 6 weeks, and I don't want to have to train a new engineer in the 5th week when he leaves (I don't know if it will be the 5th week, or the 12th week, or anywhere in between).

His leaving will really affect my project and goals. My manager will be understanding of this, but it also means that a milestone lasting 3 weeks will extend to 6 weeks, if I can't get someone trained.

When we return, I would like to request my manager assign another engineer, but I don't have the 'ammo' to really make the request without bringing this up. He's a good engineer, but we have 3 others that are just as good, if not better, but not familiar with this project or process.

Any ideas?

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This is normally the space where people post something insightful.

 

[MedicineEng]

My point is:
We don't have all the information about what "site" means. Is it a civil construction site? Are you assembly a factory? or by the other hand, you are on site just to install some ERP software?
I ask this because the potential danger of having a person drunk on site is completely different.
In the first case, not only he puts his life in danger as also the others';
Int eh last example, it is pretty much his work (and eventually theones that work with him) that it is in stake.

Either way, I don't think that it is acceptable to have drunk persons working. In a previous company where I worked, there was a procedure that there would be random alcohol tests for everybody and anyone above the legal limit would be sent home immediately. If the repeat again, a desciplinary action would be started and the person could simply loose their job.

As a PM, I would suggest to talk with him to udnerstand the reasons for this behaviour, also for you to let him know that you're not stupid and can see what's going on. After that, take actions, if needed. Eventually with a warning the guy goes straight.

 

[melone]

But the drunk person wasn't supposed to be working, just sitting on a plane going home. However, the person was so drunk that they missed their flight, and had to stay and extra day, right?

 

[GTstartup]

Something fishy here. Are you seriously saying that you work for a company that would fire you because you missed your flight at 4.30 am after having a few beers the night before?

"Essentially, this guy is as good as gone once management hears this. "

How is management going to hear about this? Are you going to tell them?

Anyway why did you want him to go to site if you knew he was drunk and he essentially finished his job there just playing on the internet?

Seems to me you are overreacting and using this situation to solve your first problem.

P.S. Being drunk at the hotel is not "drinking on the job" just because you are scheduled to go to work (which he wasn't)

 

[BJC]

This would be a good story to get both sides of. There is more to this picture than were getting.

 

[MedicineEng]

I agree...From a
Something wicked this way comes...
From a co-worker that was critical for the sucess of a project looking for a new potential position to a irresposible that is working drunk and skips responsibility goes a long way...

 

[SomptingGuy]

I'm just wating for the next twist in the story. Sex? drugs?

- Steve

 

[BJC]

SomptingGuy
You forgot Rock-and-Roll.