My patience wears thin...

jaimebeth9 · September 2011

I hired a new pseudo-staff accountant position back in April. I haven't been happy since that time. It's not the work, it's the annoying factor. It would be hard to describe, but it's just one of those personalities that constantly seems whiney (but doesn't think she is), that is oddly aggressive and will ask questions that are outside of her realm. I've flat out had to tell her that she doesn't need to be involved in certain things or that her questions are kind of out of line. Honestly, she just makes me feel uncomfortable.

Anyway, it seems like every other week she's got some crisis. Her cat was sick, her kids are sick, her dog is sick. We don't use time off by the hour here, but she's certainly taken advantage a bit (I feel). Much more than the rest of the office.

So this morning she tells me that her dog was sick all night and needs to go to the vet. She can either bring him at 11am or 2pm. I ask her if the vet doesn't have something either first thing this morning or last in the afternoon. She didn't think to ask that. Who doesn't think to ask that?

So she got a later appointment and just had to leave at 3:30. At 3:25 she stopped in my office to tell me where she was with a task I had given her and let me know she was heading out in a few minutes. Then she did the thing that I hate the most. "Is there anything else before I go?" I stopped and looked at her and said that was a silly question because clearly she had to leave and if I had needed something she would have known.

I know I can be a b!tch, no doubt about that. But it's these constant annoying type things that have just pushed me to my breaking point. This post is probably pointless, but I feel REALLY good after getting it out.

abvernon · September 2011

egads-that type of personality would annoy me as well.

Is it worth talking to her? Is an evaluation for her on the horizon for her? That might be an opportunity to discuss these things and bring them to her attention?

Is it worth looking for a new assistant?

mainezilla · September 2011

I would have a talk with her. She most likely doesn't know what she is doing. I was once told that I had been doing something incorrectly for almost a year and no one ever told me. My first question was well "if I had known" I know it isnt the same but I'd have an honest one on one with her. If nothing changes start the search again for an assistant

jenndawnp · September 2011

You need to say something to her or it's just going to get worse. It's one thing if it's once in a while but come on.

Let me know if you're looking for someone else, wink wink

firewife9278 · September 2011

I hate people like that. I think you should have a chat with her about her excessive use of personal time and her obnoxious behavior that won't do anything to help in her career.

And I would look for a new assistant. You don't need the stress of her. She's at-will for at least a year, right?

jaimebeth9 · September 2011

Thanks everyone - I just needed to vent, it was one of those days.

The challenge is that her work is fine and I really don't want to go through the hassle of finding someone else and training them (and maybe they wouldn't be any better).

She got my point yesterday about the time, for sure.

I'm a pretty blunt person and have no qualms in saying what I need to say, but since most of what annoys me is just her personality, there's no real way of saying change who you are, you know?

Anyway, we're all employees at will here, there are no contracts etc. Any one of us could be fired on any given day, so that's not the issue.

I just needed to vent yesterday, today has already been a better day. I just wish I had kept some type of file from the start about things because there have been quite a few. Oh well.

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