May 31, 2017 10:29 AM
Replying to Adrian Carlogea
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I would be very, very, very careful before complaining to HR and management about an employee as the complain can very easily backfire.
No matter how many documentation you gather the employee can defend himself and can convince the line manager that he has done his best on the project.
Also the line manager may feel insulted by the complain as he is responsible for the employee. If the line manager considers that his employees has done a good job on the project then you risk putting yourself in a vary bad situation.
You need to remember that the functional managers with their employees are actually delivering the projects and if you are in a bad relation with a functional manager this is not good at all.
If your complain fails you may find yourself removed from the project.
The best way to avoid such unpleasant situations is to make the functional managers responsible for the project, in their area of expertise. The project managers are not the team members bosses the functional managers are so they have to supervise their employees all the time even when they are working on projects. This way the functional managers would be motivated to ensure their employees are doing a good job on the project. It is up to the management of the company to make the functional managers responsible for projects outcomes.
I am not saying that you should not proceed with your complain I am saying that you should consider this the last (desperate) attempt to resolve the problem. Ideally you should establish good relationships with management because nobody likes complains.
Good Luck!
