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02-16-2018 10:20 AM
@JBKO You must be so thrilled that you posted.........I don't blame you, it's not fair to have to do your job and someone else's.
02-16-2018 10:29 AM
She may be suffering from major depression, she could have horrific problems outside the work place. She also could have the attitude of I dont care, I hate this work. Some people are just indifferent to everything.
02-16-2018 10:34 AM
@Goldengate8361wrote:I think most posters in this thread are off-base in their harsh assessment of your motivations - albeit they may be sincere and well intentioned. Make no mistake about it: you are right. People who hold jobs (all jobs) are obligated to do their job with energy and enthusiasm. I don’t appreciate working with people like your co-worker. I believe they should be demoted or fired. If she’s depressed, she needs to seek help and, for goodness sakes, hide it at work. There are too many enthusiastic, competent people out there to allow someone to take the company’s money for being a bench warmer. Perhaps some posters in this thread haven’t held jobs or held a job a long time ago.
Sometimes its difficult to forget a poster's history. Many responses reflect that history of chronic work complaints.
02-16-2018 10:35 AM
@JBKOwrote:I didn't want to mention it because I don't want to highlight all the negative, but this is someone who is pertually late on top of things.
Seems to be the point of the thread.
02-16-2018 10:44 AM
addendum to my previous post................Do not talk to a supervisor about her, quit doing her job if she is truly a slacker it wont take long for it to show up. Talking to a supervisor may just back fire, I have seen it happen.
02-16-2018 01:21 PM
Thank you all for the birthday wishes. My birthday is actually today! Dinner last night was really nice.
In most jobs, you're evaluated on how well you meet your expectations. Are you exceeding, are you just meeting them, are you falling short?I really can't believe that expecting an employee to meet those expectations is a controversial topic.
It's been implied that I am an over-achiever and that that may have it's drawback. Maybe she's an underachiever?
02-16-2018 01:43 PM
I've had co-workers like the one described by the OP. If they don't affect my work, I don't care. However, the OP's work is affected by this careless woman and it's wrong to make excuses for her. The OP has tried the nice approach and gotten no improvement in return.
It's time to be direct, time to tell her that no more will the OP fix her mistakes or do her job for her.
02-16-2018 01:47 PM
You sound very judgemental. It is not your business what she does and how she does it. Her employers obviously thinks she is doing well or she would not be employeed. Maybe she does not feel welcome at work? maybe make more of an effort to be friends is a good thing to do
02-16-2018 01:54 PM
@JBKOwrote:Hi Everyone,
I'll try to keep this pretty brief, but I wanted to share and get your thoughts. I have a coworker who has no drive, no motiviation, and no zest for life really. She kind of reminds me of those cartoons who you only know they're alive because the little black dots they have as eyes blink every so often lol. Anyhow, it has made me realize how I really hope I never end up working with someone else like her. She is not mean at all; I'd never characterize her as a nasty person. However, she does the bare mininum and there is a carelessness that runs through her work. I am someone who cares about the quality of my work and she doesn't. She's a seat warmer who is only there for a check.
I just wanted to bring this up because it has truly made me realize and appreciate all those people who are innovative, who have a passion, who are creative and have changed the world with their ingenuity. I really think that our organization would completely fall apart it everyone in every department was like her! She's never badmouthed anyone but she's never brought up a good idea either! If she was a scent, she'd be scentless. If she was a flavor, she'd be flavorless. Curious to know how you all feel because it has truly made me aware of how being nice is very important, but you really need more to get to that next level.
I'm guessing you view yourself as one of those people? lol
The underlined part is particularly nasty.
This entire thing reads as one long, mean humble brag.
02-16-2018 01:58 PM
@Isobel Archerwrote:This pretty much sums up an article I read recently on "priviledge" (which apparently extends beyond what you'd generally think - is much more than just race/gender) which includes things like internal motivation, perserverence, etc. - and which - makes it totally unfair to expect a coworker to actually do her job - because she just may not have the motivation, energy, concern about doing it right and/or creating work for others to "clean up" etc. She has just as much "right" to the job as the more industrious coworker and it is morally wrong to expect more from her.
@Isobel Archer, the article sounds interesting. Any chance you can point us in the direction of where to find it?
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