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See? It seems as though you've experienced both the goldbrick and albatross co-worker. Unfortunately, there are more of them out there than people may realize. Some companies can "weather" them, while others cannot.

posted by JimmyA on August 8, 2011 at 2:26 PM | link to this | reply

I have come across them in my life but they usually had tenure and it was a 9 years process of documentation to get rid of them and few administrators embarked upon the task! They do tear apart the unity in a company! sam 

posted by sam444 on August 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM | link to this | reply

Re: In nursing we used to kick them upstairs into management where the patients
That was probably a good idea, but it still may not justify their paychecks. By the way, would you have considered them goldbricks, albatross', or a little of both?

posted by JimmyA on August 8, 2011 at 11:12 AM | link to this | reply

In nursing we used to kick them upstairs into management where the patients
were safe from them.

posted by Kabu on August 7, 2011 at 2:01 PM | link to this | reply