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October 19, 2005, 6:17 pm PDT
Stress at Work
Quote From: tanya_sGood evening - 
 
I recently (about 3 weeks ago) starting working with a new construction, residential building company. I work in a satellite office (since we are at the consruciton site) with one other woman. The other woman that I work with is supposed to train me on everything that this new role entails. However, I have been having a tough time getting her to train me - just getting a phone list from her was a nightmare! Concerned that my boss would want to discuss my training with me in detail and that I wouldn't have answers for her, I decided to go to her with my concern. She suggested that I force this woman to train me and to ask a lot of questions in an effort to get as much out of her as possible. I took her advice and have been pushing this woman for the past couple of days. Still, she is being somewhat difficult to deal with. I did tell this woman that I was told to get the training program completed asap. Keeping my fingers crossed on that one! 
However, there is yet another issue pending - ugh! This woman is required to send in certain (how much traffic has come in, how many phone calls she is making to get clients, what her marketing strategies are, how many people she is actually sitting down with and walking through the building process/pricing with, etc.) reports to our corporate office on a weekly basis. She is sending in the reports as required, however she is lying on all of them. I confronted her about this and she said she is fudging the reports so her ratios look better. I feel this is very unethical and am really having a tough time working with her lies. Not only is she hurting the company that we are employed with, but she is hurting me as well. I feel that if I don't come forward but am asked about the reports at some point and give accurate info that they will wonder why I didn't come forward earlier. On the other hand, I'm concerned that if I do come forward that they will feel I have other motives (like wanting her job), or will think I'm a complainer and whiner and will just get rid of me especially since I haven't been there all that long. If I was the head honcho, I would want to know that this is going on. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a million! Tan  I believe honesty is the best and if it were me, Iw ould voice my concerns and what you have seen, maybe do some documenting before going to to the boss. At least with whatever happens, you will know that you were honest and with nothing to hide, if they take her side then they will be the ones losing out and in the long run, they will eventually find out, I certainly would not want her to be found out and me still standing by her side without making the issue known, I think it would look worse on you if you did that for you too would be put in the same category as her. I know you do not want to lose your job and all but I personally would rather lose my job over being honest then being put in the same category as this person. I was lied on once by another employee and when the boss approached me about it, I was able to tell her what exactly happened and she kept her eyes and ears opened with the situation, remember the Truth will always make you a winner in the end.
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