Co-worker dumps work on common project me pretending not to understand

I work with a young widow - early 30's, 4 year old son, she owrs minimal hours and everybody is sympathetic. Problem is, she takes, long lunch hours and looks for every excuse not to do her part of the job in a common project. She misreads instructions (i resorted to email to leave written proof), drags her feet wihtout caring if the project is past the deadline. She focuses on small details, not to address the main issue and repeatedly asks the same basic quesstions and gets things wrong. She has been three years in the company, while I have been 7 month on the job, but already understand it better than her.

Reply from:	kennethan
Date:	9/20/2005 5:14:00 PM
Reply:	This is what I call "subconscious laziness". For example, instead of the person looking up at the clock at work to see what time it is they turn to you and say..."what time is it?" People with this afflicition do not know they have it and it drives others crazy because you have to do their work and yours. The best way to handle this kind of person is to not do thier job for them and make them do the research to find the solution. If they ask you the same question over and over again do not answer it and tell them you already answered it and what was it you said? Quizzing them will make them think which makes them work which lazy people do not want to do and then eventually they will stop asking you. Make sure you communicate with your supervisor about this person and show clear specific examples what you mean so it a project gets garbled....they will know who to go to. Be sympathetic to her situation but not be an enabler.

Reply from:	legalmind
Date:	12/10/2007 7:45:00 PM
Reply:	Document specifically each and every task where this is happening and share it with your immediate boss as an example of problems which are causing you more work and should not.

Reply from:	glmel
Date:	10/4/2009 11:10:00 AM
Reply:	Just dont do the work for them, let it pile up and act stupid if asked about it..."Oops, I FORGOT to do that, I hope it did not put in a position" About three times should do the trick. BE SURE TO send yourself an email regarding what you did and why. This way there is a date assosiated with your "IN-ACTION" with the reson for same. An idiot or lazy is not that difficult to out witt.

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