19 Relatable Quotes About Lazy Coworkers

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Have a coworker propping their feet up on their desk while you do the heavy lifting? Is their laziness affecting your mood and responsibilities?

These lazy coworker quotes will put things into perspective so you can get a grasp on the situation.

UNDERSTANDING LAZY COWORKERS

Giving them tasks

Offer the lazy an egg, and they'll want you to peel it for them.

- Lithuanian Proverb

Why it might feel like they’re trying to drag you down with them

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.

- Ann Rule

Perception of “team” doesn’t exist

Even a foolish old woman like me knows that lazy people don't think for themselves; they only think about themselves.

- Terry Goodkind

A different kind of lazy

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

- Albert Einstein

Sometimes the motivation is missing

Too many young people itch for what they want without scratching for it.

- Thomas Taylor

Other times the effort isn't worth it

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.

- Tony Robbins

Often times, the reason is beyond you

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

- Kobe Bryant

HOW TO DEAL WITH LAZY COWORKERS

Don’t be an enabler

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

- Jane Austen

If possible, use it to your advantage

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

- Bill Gates

Set boundaries

Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do.

- Henry Ford

Don’t fall victim to their distractions

Sometimes I have my headphones in at work with nothing playing so I don’t have to interact with chatty co-workers.

- Unknown

Maintain a positive attitude

Lazy is a very strong word. I like to call it “selective participation”.

- Unknown

Start a discussion, but keep it cordial

I don’t think of you as a coworker because you never do any work.

- Unknown

Keep negative thoughts to yourself

Today you’re as helpful as the ‘g’ in lasagne.

- Unknown

Most importantly, don’t become them

Don’t join the queue of ignorant people who do not know that their time flies away into vanity daily. Don’t be a part of the lazy lot who cannot discipline themselves in solitude to convert their time into products or added value.

- Sunday Adelaja

WHAT HAPPENS TO LAZY COWORKERS

The future depends on current actions, or inactions

A young man idle, an old man needy.

- English Proverb

Potential path to self misery

Laziness erodes a person of his enthusiasm and energy. As a result the person loses all opportunities and finally becomes dejected and frustrated. The worst thing is that he stops believing in himself.

- Sam Veda

The future does not look bright

Idle people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It is not (an) accident that boredom and cruelty are great preoccupations in our time.

- Renata Adler

The silver lining: they may surprise you

I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.

- Lech Walesa

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