Trouble at work

They hired this new guy at work and I'm the one who is training him. He is 20 years old. Today, it's been a month since he was hired. I would think by now he would know so much. The thing is he didn't learned nothing.

I am not mean so I looked to see that maybe he had difficulty learning, difficulty focussing, difficulty hearing, an illness of some kind. There is diffinatly something wrong but I don't see it.

I can repeat the same thing about 5 to 10 times and still he don't get it. I can tell him " You do this and I will do that " but no he will not do it unless I do everything with him. It doesn't work this way where I work. There is a lot of work to do and we have to do each our part sometime seperately.

Now I'm also talking about this because he is driving me crazy. He follows me all day long, all evening long. When I say he is following me, I'm mean following me. He is right behind my back. If I turn around too fast I bumped on him. He just follow me.

Tonight I sold a $2000 patio furnuture to a customer. This can be heavy stuff. I told this young employee to come help me put the furnuture together and take it out to the gate so the customer can come to pick it up. He walked out on me?! While he was gone I did the job my myself, hurt my hand, I have a bruise on my leg and the customer couldn't believe I was alone helping him loading his furnutures in his truck. Then the young employee show up again. I asked him where he went. He told me he went on break. I said " You went on break leaving me loading the furnutures by myself?" He replied I didn't know you needed help. What's wrong with this young guy? I told him I needed him to help me. But then he acts as if .........I don't know.

And I repeat when he is with me he keeps following me as if he is a young child.

Can somebody help me with this one?

time0, sounds like he's testing you, explain to him that it is time for him to solo you will be around but he is to do his job

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time0, sounds like he's testing you, explain to him that it is time for him to solo you will be around but he is to do his job

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I agree.

I'm wondering -- Would it possible for you to address this with your supervisor and ask him how he wants you to handle the situation? Get him involved in some way that is appropriate for whatever kind of relationship you have with her or him and that are appropriate in your workplace?

i agree with angie and wants.........definitely involve your supervisor before you pull a muscle or hurt your back lifting.......xoxoxo pat

Today I was off from work and he kept coming on my mind. I was wondering how he was doing at work since he was working with other coworkers.

I know since he has been there for a month that the other coworkers don't like him, don't like his performance, don't like that he can't work by himself.

I believe in giving a fair chance. Some people learn slower then others. We usually give 2 weeks training. I gave him a month. After next week this will be out of my hands as I am changing department. He will deal with people who has way less patience then me. I kind of pity him because some of my coworkers are rude.

I think I did the best I could. I hope he can do it on his own.

Thank you very much for your support. I appreciate it.

I agree too. Sounds like you're being asked to manage this person. I never take jobs anymore where I'm supposed to manage anyone. Too tricky. Your supervisor should be doing the job, not you. Tell him about the challenge you're facing and hope he'll do his job.