Anyone who has ever worked in an office environment has been forced to collaborate with someone like “Chad.”
Chad was a lazy dude. He did not like to take on more work than the bare minimum, and he did not like to adjust to change, even if it meant that these adjustments would make his work life (not to mention the work lives of his coworkers) exponentially easier.
All the author did that bothered Chad was to institute monthly check-ins between the team and the CEO to ensure that everyone was on the same page about what tasks to prioritize. This was meant to facilitate transparency and efficiency, and it was a response to a general sentiment that other members of the team expressed to the author about how to improve the team’s collaborative efforts.
Chad, however, was not up to the task. In fact, when he specifically requested whether or not he could take on a specific project, he ended up failing to follow through with said project. The whole purpose of these monthly check-ins was to clarify who would be doing what and to make sure that everyone was being held accountable for their respective responsibilities. Chad seemed to want to look good by taking on this project, but he had no desire to be held accountable.
At the next monthly check-in, he even went so far as to deny that he had access to the materials necessary to work on the project. That’s when the author pulled up receipts to prove Chad wrong and to confirm to everyone (including the CEO) which member of the team was shirking their responsibilities.
Author: Kayitsi.com
