Me (23M) and my coworker (35M)clean a big office.
There is a big launch area which I don’t have time for on my regular schedule.
He spends around 2-3 hours on 4,5 hour cleanup. he has been hired for about 6 months
Our boss made a check up, and he doesn’t go into detail. This leaves me with a lot of small ekstra work but it adds up fast. I on the other hand am a new hire at this firm. So I’ve had days where I’ve spend up to 2 hours overtime multiple shift, just to meet expectations.
Apparently my coworker says he does the launch area as extra in weekend’s.
I couldn’t go anyway so I called our boss and told her I couldn’t. She told me that we don’t work weekends and won’t be paid for it. She didn’t even know he did this. I’m also working another place where he is also hired.
He is trying to tell me that this and that is secret and don’t tell them this and that. it gets very confusing because sometimes I have a hard time understanding what he saying due to his accent. He keeps secrets and tries to boss me around saying “we have to be on the same page” Sure well I’m not slagging risking my reputation or job because he is working how he pleases. he can do him an I can do me. But I’m not working in weekends for free because he doesn’t spend the full 4,5 hours.
He sounded a bit mad on the phone and I get that, but I tried to explain to him that I didn’t get that it was secret. He made me sound like I just “called everybody” and “was confused” but I was actually just trying to call of my weekend shift so they could find someone else. Then he also told me to call him first every time so I “don’t mess up”
I think he is a bit of prick now I kinda feel like I don’t want to work with this dude…. I can’t read mind or decode his agenda. I just think it’s a bit childish for him to act out like that. Our boss is super sweet and understanding.
It all ended up with him actually getting paid to do the launch area on weekends, because I told them we didn’t really have time for it. and tried to plan it with my boss days prior to all of this.
He responded with “we should plan it together and not involve our boss”.
He is basically reprimanding me for giving him a raise, while he still gets to slag. He feels like he has authority over me. I am covering his shifts while he is studying and making sure gets paid for over time.
How do I get him not see me as inferior?
Right now he thinks I ratted him out while it wasn’t the case at all. I feel like this guy is a control freak.