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So that's were my old co-worker went.
I used to work w/someone just like that. She did eventually get fired. Too many absenses.
posted by
maybe
on November 19, 2004 at 11:04 AM
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SHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Y'all!
You caught right on, and I don't want anyone to know my ultimate goal yet! My ultimate goal is to be the sole admin assist for the three principals (at a salary of at least 1.5 times what I'm making now. I'm already making more than Amy, but no one is supposed to know that.), and, if she hangs on to a job, to have her back at secretary level. BUT I've only been here four months, so I have to tread softly. She's been here seven years.
As for the sleeping. Well, "her" principal caught her at it one day and asked me how long she'd been like that. I told him 15 minutes. And the Office Manager can see Amy's desk from her office, so it doesn't go unnoticed. They're biding time until her review -- at which Amy tells me she is expecting a big raise. (Good luck)
And finally, as to the doing her work -- both of the incidents I mentioned happened when I'd been here less than a month. But there have been other instances where she's asked the OM if I can help her; the OM relayed the request to me, and I agreed -- to keep the OM happy. The OM makes or breaks my raises and bennies, and I want to keep HER happy. I don't volunteer to do Amy's work anymore; I wait for the OM to ask me to help out. When Amy talks, I keep working and just nod my head or "mm-hmm" periodically.
The absence thing is more problematic, as her phones cannot go unanswered ("her" principal's phone rings to her desk). But the OM is getting irritated enough that she's dropped some disparaging comments where I can hear them. As the OM is usually pretty tight-lipped and ultra-professional, her comments are extremely telling re: the state of HER mind. 
So I'm not totally in the dark about the office politics. I'm just being very wary. And sometimes a facade of naivete can be the best approach. People tend to let their guard down with innocents. 
posted by
editormum
on November 19, 2004 at 10:57 AM
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You really need to stop doing her work. You're not helping her or yourself. You're simply allowing her to be the lazy employee that she wants to be. I'm with fwmystic, get her canned and garner your just desserts.
posted by
canine277
on November 19, 2004 at 9:21 AM
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
You must be new to the workforce to even offer to help someone like your co-worker. If there's no oversight in your office that allows the woman to sleep at your desk, I suggest you start looking for a new job pronto. You're hard work is in vain. Now if you we really savvy, you'd find a way to submarine her, take on her duties and get a big fat raise in the process for streamlining the office.
posted by
fwmystic
on November 19, 2004 at 9:16 AM
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Speaking of filing ... I've got to stop reading this blog and go get my filing done! The in box is full.
posted by
TARZANA
on November 19, 2004 at 9:02 AM
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