'Maybe he could fix... his attitude': Hotel maintenance worker scolds coworker for making a mistake while he was out, coworker maliciously complies

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 13, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Every coworker has their preferred way of working, and part of collaborating in the workplace requires both parties to readjust in order to get the job done. This hotel maintenance worker wanted to be called when any little thing went wrong, even if it meant being called all the time for simpler tasks that other coworkers could rectify without him. This, of course, only made the work day more difficult and more time-consuming for the maintenance worker, but that's supposedly what he wanted.

Now, when he was out sick for two weeks to recover from a surgical procedure, other coworkers inevitably had to step in so as to not bother him while he was getting better. When the maintenance worker returned to the hotel, he was infuriated when a small shower shampoo holder wasn't up to his standards in terms of how it was installed. He erupted at his coworker, who shared this Reddit thread, which prompted some much-deserved malicious compliance.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a resident's HOA drama. 

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    Maintenance Engineer Upset We Fixed Something Without Him. Okay, We Won't Fix Anything Anymore.
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    For context, i work at a Hotel with 1 maintenance engineer. Not a large hotel, so 1 is enough. Any regular day, he insists i call him about maintenance work rather
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    than putting in a work order so he can just fix it and not have to go close out an order on the computer. This leads to me calling 4-5x a day. I
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    call him for things like broken a.c.'s, hanging up a picture frame, cabinet. door falling off. If its something easy like a lightbulb or clogged drain, i just fix it myself.
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    Recently he took 2 weeks. off work for a surgery. I tried to figure most things out myself, and only called him if i really needed assistance.
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    Instead of 4-5 calls a day, i called him maybe 4 times the entire 2 weeks to let him recover and rest. I tried to fix most things myself and figure it out to not bother him.
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    When he comes back from his vacation, he sees something was installed incorrectly. A
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    shower wall shampoo holder. I put it on the wall but did not grout it. He responded by saying, "if you want to do my job, let me know and i'll go elsewhere" and was
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    generally petty for the rest of the day. Okay. I wont do your job for you.
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    Lightbulb out? Call. Phone unplugged? Call. Remote out of batteries? Call. Toilet not flushing? Call. Drain clogged? Call. Probably called over 20 times.
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    Do i know how to fix these things? Of course. But i don't want him to leave, so i'll let him do his job.
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    Edit: 1. It is a 3m sticky strip on the back of a plastic mount. He is upset i didnt caulk it. No major harm done or tons of work to be undone
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    2. We do track maintenance requests to see history and identify recurring problems to catch issues. He
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    just prefers i call him. rather than going online to check and close them because he isn't tech savvy. So im doing both.
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    AuFox... 18h ago • • Maybe start putting in work orders from now on if he's so hurt? You were doing him a favor to let him recuperate Edit: typo
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    Arkay... 17h ago • stop calling, start using the forms. if he wants it done properly, then make him close out the jobs.
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    illumin... • 17h ago. I'd do the work orders. Paper trail that confirms you aren't out to get him/steal his job/whatever he's coming up with.
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    Contr... 18h ago • Maybe he could fix...his attitude?!
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    Low-d... 17h ago. Work orders and nothing but work orders, cover your like yesterday and do not ever call him again on any maintenance request
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