New coworker advice
(LONG) Hey everyone, I work as a WHS specialist (I know I’m sorry) at a DS and I just got a new coworker recently. At a DS, we are responsible for incidents, injuries, contractor compliance, environmental compliance, etc. there’s a lot to do here if you just go looking for it. However, my new coworker doesn’t want to do S H I T.
I understand wanting an easy job, but they’re eating into my OT hours sitting there on their phone all. Day. Like I mean 6 hours out of the 8 hour shift they’re on their phone. The AAs here have been calling them “desk safety” because they NEVER leave the desk. I have tried explaining the importance of the job, taking them with me on walks and pointing out areas that need help, showing them where things are, and STILL decides to sit at the desk on their phone all DAY.
We do not have higher management for WHS on site so it’s hard to show them that they’re doing nothing and I feel terrible being a snitch but they’re eating in my hours/OT hours and adding more onto my workload throughout the day.
This new coworker also took 4 WEEKS to do online trainings… and remembers nothing from them because they were on their phone and clicking next. I feel like I shouldn’t care because it’s not my place but it’s also adding more stress on me and causing issues with AAs thinking I also do nothing throughout the day (which is not true, I try to be out and visible almost the entire shift). My philosophy is that it’s unfair that the AAs and AMs are working their asses off and my coworker is just sitting there mocking them on their phone.
Any advice would be lovely.
TLDR; My new coworker is lazy af and wants to just sit on their phone, taking my OT hours doing nothing and I don’t know what to do.