One of our research team members has been battling in the past few months or so as her mum has been very sick. This means that there are times when she can't be at work - often at short notice. Sometimes this means picking up some of her work.
I thought back to the video we watched, The Overcoming, of the cyclists who all pulled together to help their friend who had a sick mother, in our weekly meeting, when it was highlighted that an essential part of team work is supporting each other through difficult times.
My support allows my team member to have flexible time and attend to her extra responsibilities at home. It's important to be gracious about helping - it's sometimes tempting when there's a lot to do to not be so happy about picking up extra work: until I remember the stress and pressure my team member is under is far worse than my own.
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There is even a more important aspect to your support of your co-worker. You want to form real relationships with the people you work. This means you help when help is needed. The other day, someone in our office was almost highjacked and she had a gun pointed at her. She was under shock and we brought her home, talked to her at her place and made sure she is fine. And I lost half a day of work. And she was nowhere near of being my favourite. But, at one point in time, it will be up to me to turn in my chips and rely on her or someone else for a small leg up.
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