WIBTA if I stopped covering for my coworker after they kept showing up late?
one of my coworkers has been consistently late for shifts lately. at first i didn’t mind helping cover for them because stuff happens and i know life can get stressful sometimes.
but now it’s become a regular thing
almost every time they’re late, i end up handling extra work, dealing with customers alone longer, or staying later to help catch things up. the frustrating part is they always apologize and act grateful, but nothing actually changes. recently my manager casually thanked both of us for “working hard,” and i realized nobody even notices i’m the one constantly adjusting around their lateness, now i’m thinking about stopping covering for them completely and just letting management deal with it, but part of me feels guilty because i know it could seriously affect them at work.
WIBTA if i stopped helping and let the consequences fall on them instead?