Hi I was asked in an interview how to deal with underperforming teammate. 1) what would be a good answer to pass behavior interview, what would be a bad answer. Is saying escalate to the manager good enough? what if the teammate is more senior? 2) What is the best resource to prepare behavior questions TC 250
If it was Amazon, say “PIP the loser!” Anywhere else, maybe mention something about coaching or paired programming or something.
Tell your manager. The answer to these behavioral questions is always “what’s right for the company?” Pick that answer.
Good point, thank you!!
Pip them right? Or tell manager to pip?
Talk to your teammate and ask if they need help. Find a particular thing they’re screwing up and offer assistance. Maybe they are afraid of looking dumb and so are struggling alone - try to establish an environment of trust between peers. If that doesn’t work collect evidence of why you think they’re underperforming. Not a full FBI dossier but enough to be defensible. Present this to your manager.
Good answer, thank you. I like the environment of trust point.
The collect evidence part of the answer might cause you to fail the interview. You help peers within reason and share concerns with the manager if it doesn’t help. That’s about it.
I would ask the underperforming teammate if he/she needs any help with anything on their end. Really just trying to gauge if they’re falling behind for a reason and if they need assistance to catch them up. They could be going through something personal which is affecting their work so it’s best to reach out to them directly and get a feel of what’s blocking them.
thank you
"One time I had a teammate who I could tell was struggling on a project <insert enough details to make it seem real>. Some of the other team started ignoring him. I decided to take a look into it. It turns out he was blocked by <insert something>. We worked together on solving the problem and only launched a week or so after the deadline."
Excellent template, thank you
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🙄 Unless you are the manager, or isn’t your place to “deal” with them. Worry about yourself.
seems like a bad answer for an interview
Seems like a bad question for a non-management interview, and possibly indicative of broader problems at the employer/team.