The Boss is more on the ball than I thought. He's set up a whole plan to allow 'personal problem colleague' to take time off sick, if she needs, or just continue being crap, if that's what she needs, and today he presented this plan to her.
Unfortunately, and surprisingly, 'personal problem colleague' has taken this very badly. This afternoon she was both angry that she wasn't going off sick and angry that she felt forced into going off sick. Her thought processes have completely broken and it's really awful having to deal with her; like watching an animal caught in a trap.
After she had left the office I offered myself to my Boss and the other colleague, just in case they wanted to talk over the disasterous events of the day. But as both of their heads were stuck so deep into sand that they'd hit rock, this was never going to happen. La La La la nothing bad going on here La La La.
I was left having to phone my mom, and then talk to my husband, to try and make sense of the day. Needless to say, I made sense of squat.
All I want is to go into work, do my job, and dream of trips to Paris. I do not want to go into work, deal with a crying colleague, and struggle not to say the wrong thing in case I trigger a nervous breakdown.
When my private life went belly up to the point where it was affecting my work, I gave up work. It cost me alot. It costs me still. But you've got to take the hit. But she won't bloody take the hit. I'm sorry that taking time off work sick might affect her mortgage in five years time, and I'm sorry that in ten years time she might not have quite the 'career' she would if she hadn't taken time out, and I appreciate that she 'wants something for herself', but dear Lord you cannot do your job as shit as she does, and spend most of the office hours in your own home, and expect the boss to turn a blind eye for a few years and continue paying your wage whilst you sink his business and see him and all the rest of us out of work.
GO OFF SICK!
Otherwise we are all going to have to take the hit, and that is not frigging fair!
happylady1
Hi, sounds like you're in a frustrating position. I was off sick and also had to make a decision to finish my job which I had really enjoyed and meant a big drop in money. Sometimes life is rubbish and deals a bad hand. Try to let your work situation not affect you too much after all its just work. Eventually the bosses will have to make hard decisions cos at the end of the day work pays their mortgages too and sooner or later they'll realise they can't afford to carry someone like this.