Our on-the-job-training instructor is a power-hungry (insert descriptor here)

[ZacktheWolf]

Seriously. =/ He was moved to our shift because we didn't have an instructor, but he doesn't actually DO much aside from remind people he's the "only" (one of our supervisors can do this as well) one who can sign us off on training. During our down-time, he does nothing but play cards or games on his phone. Even when there IS work to be done, he hangs out in the office. He never does any of the hard work, either, he leaves that for the newer people.
I've gotten more training from my coworkers than from this guy.
What makes it worse, is he's even terrible at instructing. You'd want an instructor to give you constructive criticism, and point out mistakes, but not make you feel terrible about every little thing, right? He's the opposite of that. He'll even take out his frustration with what OTHER people have done wrong on me. I've ask him to be a little more respectful, but he always dodges it.
He seems to be -looking- for faults in my work now. He was yelling at me about a throttle setting, after I'd been operating (and signed off on) the equipment for MONTHS (while he was there, even). Thankfully I had the word for the ground equipment manager to back me on it, but still... it's obvious he's just LOOKING for ways to push others around. IMO, the ONLY reason he's an instructor is because he's power-hungry. They won't make him a manager despite his years at the company, so he'll take anything he can to feel like he has more power over us, when really, he has NO additional authority, and by management's word, can NOT tell us what to do. He can instruct us, and sign us off, that's it. Direction is management's job, not his. He's just one of us, with additional systems permissions, really.

Anyone else have an a-hole like this at work? How do you deal with these jerks?

 

[cookyy2k]

Every work place in the world has some a-hole like this on a power trip. They're usually good at not getting caught and/or mates with the management so they're untouchable. They are dicks who do zero work, criticise everyone else's work then take credit for what has been achieved that day. I'm afraid their is not much of a way to deal with these tossers other than ignore and wait for them to slip up and get fired, which they will.

 

[ZacktheWolf]

In 4 and a half years, he hasn't been fired... and unfortunately, we're union now, so he's basically untouchable unless -management- has photographic evidence of a screw up. =/
At least I'm not alone... you're right, every workplace usually has "the tosspot."
We're merging with another company atm, so maybe after all that takes effect, the new management won't even want to deal with him. =D

 

[ZacktheWolf]

The more I talk to people, the more I'm finding out they DO feel the same way. He's been a permanant fixture, though, and everyone seems to take the "eh, there's nothing we can do, so we just deal with it" stance. That, or he's -just- buddy-buddy enough with people to get by. (They probably like him because he encourages a lazy attitude. -_- )
I don't know what the grievance procedure is, actually. I doubt management would be happy with me starting something, though. -I- want to keep my job. =/