What to do when staff your relying on don't cooperate?

Really depends on how long he is going over the time. If he isn't getting paid for something - he's hardly going to put it top priority.

Originally Posted by Marky Really depends on how long he is going over the time. If he isn't getting paid for something - he's hardly going to put it top priority.

Well he said he needed a week to do something, I gave him the week, 4 days later, he hadn't started meaning it was 4 days late...

If he isn't being paid you can't expect him to do everything you want him to and on time.

But 5 days late and he just because he can't be bothered, that's just not acceptable...

Confront him and tell him exactly what you told us.

Email or IM? Which ones better...?

Originally Posted by Chit_N_Chat Email or IM? Which ones better...?

Can you call him? E-mail and IM are fine but I think actually talking to the person is better. If you do have to communicate then I guess I would maybe go the IM route so that it is real time.

I would tell the person look "Joe" I understand that you are busy with your own projects but the work needed from you on my project is also important to me. I understand that it may not be a priority and can respect that, however, I think I am going to have to go a different direction with someone else. I certainly admire your talent, but the missed deadlines are causing problems and I need to make sure everything stays on track. Hopefully in the future there will be another project or site that we can work together on.

But that is just my .02.

I'd go with IM, should settle it a whole lot quicker

Thanks, I'm still debatng because E-Mail looks a lot more professional

Is he a good worker, because if he is give him a second chance if not then, i guess you could do without him