Slyly Nudge a Lazy Coworker to Get Back to Work by Offering Your Help

The page says a genuine offer to help can be enough to get a lazy coworker refocused. Instead of calling the person out or going over their head, it recommends bringing them in with a polite, non-confrontational offer.

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• A coworker who is dragging down productivity may respond to an offer of help.
• The suggested approach is to bring the coworker in rather than confront them directly.
• The coworker may be stuck, confused about an assignment, or overwhelmed.
• A simple offer like asking whether anything can be helped with may get them back on track.
• The offer should be genuine and polite, not passive aggressive.
• The goal is to help without letting the coworker hand off all of their work.