Incompetent AND Crazy! Written by seriouslystressed on 08/09/2011I have a coworker who was hired solely because of who she knows. We just happened to be the unlucky department with an open position. From day one she was over the top, unteachable, and completely disrespectful to us and how our department was run. She constantly felt the need to put me in my place, as it appears she couldn't handle a younger coworker who could run circles around her. We went through formal channels after it became unbearable...and nothing happened. We were basically told to deal with it. And when new management came in and she showed her crazy and her incompetence...nothing happened. She full on verbally attacked me in front of our entire department...and nothing happened. She couldn't complete the most basic of tasks and became overwhelmed with a less than normal workload...and we had to pick up the slack. After absolutely LOSING IT on our boss and continually acting like a child (this woman is beyond middle-aged), she is finally being held accountable. And what does she do? She is now having a family member harass my coworkers. Take your crazy somewhere else, you incompetent nutjob!!!Read 4 Replies | Add a Reply
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Posted by Sphincter Detector on 08/10/2011:
You hit the nail right on the head and there in lies the problem…if the woman is indeed a ‘nutjob’, it’s very hard to fire or terminate on that basis. Management may have been well aware of this woman’s personality and has observed her theatrics but needed time to document the incidents and be able to demonstrate a pattern of behavior in order to prove she is disruptive enough to be terminated ‘with cause’. These days it’s very difficult to terminate for plain old insubordination or for having an attitude problem. The only pure way to terminate without liability is to find a way to terminate based on performance( or lack of), which takes a few months to demonstrate properly which is why she got away with her behavior for so long. Otherwise the company open themselves up to a potential discrimination /wrongful dismissal lawsuit.
Posted by HaveADamnNiceDAy on 08/10/2011:
I don't know, it really depends on the employer, SD... Some will terminate for gross misconduct. Since the nutjob knows people in the company, they may be reluctant to get rid of her because they're simply cowards. To the poster: I totally feel for you and I'm sorry you have to endure such a basket case! May the nutjob gather enough rope to hang themselves and relieve you of your current miseries!
Posted by frogleghorn on 08/10/2011:
She sounded like my old greezy looking coworker of mine and when we told hire ups about her, they didn't want to believe us. Soon corporate found out about her and after four years of putting up with her, she's gone.
Posted by constipatethebull on 11/04/2011:
At least the manager is beyond middle age. Hold out until she retires or croaks. That's what I am waiting on at my work; waiting for all the poopie-crats in their 50s and 60s to die or retire so the good people in their 30s and 40s can take over the place. here here!
Written by seriouslystressed on 08/09/2011I have a coworker who was hired solely because of who she knows. We just happened to be the unlucky department with an open position. From day one she was over the top, unteachable, and completely disrespectful to us and how our department was run. She constantly felt the need to put me in my place, as it appears she couldn't handle a younger coworker who could run circles around her. We went through formal channels after it became unbearable...and nothing happened. We were basically told to deal with it. And when new management came in and she showed her crazy and her incompetence...nothing happened. She full on verbally attacked me in front of our entire department...and nothing happened. She couldn't complete the most basic of tasks and became overwhelmed with a less than normal workload...and we had to pick up the slack. After absolutely LOSING IT on our boss and continually acting like a child (this woman is beyond middle-aged), she is finally being held accountable. And what does she do? She is now having a family member harass my coworkers. Take your crazy somewhere else, you incompetent nutjob!!!Read 4 Replies | Add a Reply
