On a project right now where I am the only senior with 3 staff under me. There is a manager and director but the manager is very uninvolved and the Director is slammed - I’ve essentially been left to run the project. My issue is the 3 staff are completely MIA (Director and Manager knows) - they don’t respond to emails, Teams messages, meeting invites, etc. What would you do in this situation? Cold call them and tell them to work? Call their direct boss?

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they’re probably working their second jobs

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Dang I didn’t know we could go MIA as staff

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Document the tasks you are delegating and copy the manager/director on emails.

If they have coaches, you should be chatting with them as well.

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Report it to deployment. Ask for them to be reassigned

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I am an associate. That happens to me, I have had to run deals and the director is MIA, and I only have the partner to ask for help (but of course, the partner is slammed, so can never really connect until the report is due).

You need to look for a job. That sounds toxic af from top to down.

Reach out to your resource manager

YES, you can't handle that entire load yourself. I'd give them an ultimatum and if they don't reply...well then it already sounds like it was over already.

I would definitely recommend calling someone....lol

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