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We have a dedicated resource for css styling since we are working on a web application and are under tight deadlines. Me and 2 others are the main drivers behind this enterprise application. We simply ask that she complete the styling portions. Here's where I get flustered. She is constantly out of office, literally OOO 2 times a week and her list of reasons vary but most often revolve around spending time with her kids and/or volunteering. I can understand the first one, but volunteer work is usually taken up if you have no other responsibilities to prioritize.
The rest of the team literally just laughs every time she mentions she's going to be OOO, it's become that comical. I am not her boss but leadership is so far removed from this that she can and has flown under the radar for over 2 years. She is an actual employee FT, meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack. She will sometimes call someone else a blocker because she doesn't understand programming logic and doesn't know how to style a particular portion because of a console error and we haven't fixed it for her yet.
The company just recently let go over 20 work visa developers because of incompetence, they were all contractors so it wasn't a complicated process. Letting go of a salaried employee I imagine is a harder process. If it were up to me she would have been gone a long time ago but its not my decision. What's the best course of action here?
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We have a dedicated resource for css styling since we are working on a web application and are under tight deadlines. Me and 2 others are the main drivers behind this enterprise application. We simply ask that she complete the styling portions. Here's where I get flustered. She is constantly out of office, literally OOO 2 times a week and her list of reasons vary but most often revolve around spending time with her kids and/or volunteering. I can understand the first one, but volunteer work is usually taken up if you have no other responsibilities to prioritize.
The rest of the team literally just laughs every time she mentions she's going to be OOO, it's become that comical. I am not her boss but leadership is so far removed from this that she can and has flown under the radar for over 2 years. She is an actual employee FT, meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack. She will sometimes call someone else a blocker because she doesn't understand programming logic and doesn't know how to style a particular portion because of a console error and we haven't fixed it for her yet.
The company just recently let go over 20 work visa developers because of incompetence, they were all contractors so it wasn't a complicated process. Letting go of a salaried employee I imagine is a harder process. If it were up to me she would have been gone a long time ago but its not my decision. What's the best course of action here?
colleagues incompetence
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
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"meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack." and this explain how she can get away with it. Stop doing it.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
4 mins ago
I'm not going to let my team look stupid because of pride.
– Jason
2 mins ago
Please, edit the slang terms like FT so we can all understand
– DarkCygnus
33 secs ago
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We have a dedicated resource for css styling since we are working on a web application and are under tight deadlines. Me and 2 others are the main drivers behind this enterprise application. We simply ask that she complete the styling portions. Here's where I get flustered. She is constantly out of office, literally OOO 2 times a week and her list of reasons vary but most often revolve around spending time with her kids and/or volunteering. I can understand the first one, but volunteer work is usually taken up if you have no other responsibilities to prioritize.
The rest of the team literally just laughs every time she mentions she's going to be OOO, it's become that comical. I am not her boss but leadership is so far removed from this that she can and has flown under the radar for over 2 years. She is an actual employee FT, meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack. She will sometimes call someone else a blocker because she doesn't understand programming logic and doesn't know how to style a particular portion because of a console error and we haven't fixed it for her yet.
The company just recently let go over 20 work visa developers because of incompetence, they were all contractors so it wasn't a complicated process. Letting go of a salaried employee I imagine is a harder process. If it were up to me she would have been gone a long time ago but its not my decision. What's the best course of action here?
colleagues incompetence
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
We have a dedicated resource for css styling since we are working on a web application and are under tight deadlines. Me and 2 others are the main drivers behind this enterprise application. We simply ask that she complete the styling portions. Here's where I get flustered. She is constantly out of office, literally OOO 2 times a week and her list of reasons vary but most often revolve around spending time with her kids and/or volunteering. I can understand the first one, but volunteer work is usually taken up if you have no other responsibilities to prioritize.
The rest of the team literally just laughs every time she mentions she's going to be OOO, it's become that comical. I am not her boss but leadership is so far removed from this that she can and has flown under the radar for over 2 years. She is an actual employee FT, meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack. She will sometimes call someone else a blocker because she doesn't understand programming logic and doesn't know how to style a particular portion because of a console error and we haven't fixed it for her yet.
The company just recently let go over 20 work visa developers because of incompetence, they were all contractors so it wasn't a complicated process. Letting go of a salaried employee I imagine is a harder process. If it were up to me she would have been gone a long time ago but its not my decision. What's the best course of action here?
colleagues incompetence
colleagues incompetence
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
asked 8 mins ago
Jason
3215
3215
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"meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack." and this explain how she can get away with it. Stop doing it.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
4 mins ago
I'm not going to let my team look stupid because of pride.
– Jason
2 mins ago
Please, edit the slang terms like FT so we can all understand
– DarkCygnus
33 secs ago
add a comment |
1
"meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack." and this explain how she can get away with it. Stop doing it.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
4 mins ago
I'm not going to let my team look stupid because of pride.
– Jason
2 mins ago
Please, edit the slang terms like FT so we can all understand
– DarkCygnus
33 secs ago
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"meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack." and this explain how she can get away with it. Stop doing it.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
4 mins ago
"meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack." and this explain how she can get away with it. Stop doing it.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
4 mins ago
I'm not going to let my team look stupid because of pride.
– Jason
2 mins ago
I'm not going to let my team look stupid because of pride.
– Jason
2 mins ago
Please, edit the slang terms like FT so we can all understand
– DarkCygnus
33 secs ago
Please, edit the slang terms like FT so we can all understand
– DarkCygnus
33 secs ago
add a comment |
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"meanwhile I am working weekends as a contractor to pick up her slack." and this explain how she can get away with it. Stop doing it.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
4 mins ago
I'm not going to let my team look stupid because of pride.
– Jason
2 mins ago
Please, edit the slang terms like FT so we can all understand
– DarkCygnus
33 secs ago