We recently hired a new guy, I enjoy him and I do like the effort and work he puts in. However I did notice that when explaining things to him or giving him directions, I have to be simple and straight forward. If I merely mention something else or what the next step will be, he hyper fixates on it and I have to stop him and just remind him to focus on this part first. Once he’s done we will move along.

Yesterday I walked into work and noticed the merchandising he did and immediately got overwhelmed. The floor was a mess and I had to spend the whole day redoing it. I had him do some side work and follow behind me filling in. I started to notice he would spend time searching for things but never really doing the work. After a while I told him if you can’t find something just move on. My frustration was growing, however I tried to keep my patience. However he hyper fixates on small things and overwhelms himself. It also doesn’t help he admitted to only getting two hours of sleep on top of his daily 5 coffees. He also has a habit of never really looking at someone in their eyes. Kinda just stares off to the side and every now and then he’ll look at you when something doesn’t connect. Which I have observed and redirected instructions.

I guess what I need help with, is how do I approach him as a manager and ask what can I do to help him.