I (f20) have a coworker (m25-30?) who was moved into my department as housekeeping at a hotel. He previously was front desk but had an episode so they switched his position. 

My issues: let me just say he’s a super nice guy and no one has any issues with him as a person, it all comes down to the work he puts out. 

As housekeeping we are the ones getting rooms ready for new guests. On a good day we could get 10 rooms on a bad day it can be 20. Recently I’ve been paired with him and it has been anything but easy. Usually two people together makes it go by faster and we can get out early but the quality of his cleaning isn’t up to our standards so whenever our supervisors come and check the room I end up having to redo anything he just “cleaned”. 

Some of the things seem like such obvious nono’s for him to do. Like he left a bath mat on the wall, hair in the tub, splatters on the mirror, beds lumpy, not tucked in, etc. At the end of the day I end up staying later fixing his rooms because they don’t get the pass.

What I need help with is knowing if this could be more of an issue because of his condition? I have an uncle who has it but to my understanding it doesn’t hinder his ability to work. 

None of our supervisors or coworkers want to work with him or have him on our team because he does make our jobs harder. We all feel really bad because of the circumstances but at the same time part of me wonders if his schizophrenia contributes at all or if he on his own just isn’t cut out for this work?

I’m trying to be respectful as possible since I don’t have much experience on this subreddit and am just trying to gather information and understand his situation better… so hopefully none of this is offensive or stigma of some sort. I truly just don’t know.

Once again I know he means well and I feel bad for disliking the guy when it comes to work. I’ve been told by our supervisors that they’ve asked to fire him but the head manager has insisted on keeping him on due to his condition.

Thanks for your time.