Miss Manners: Working my first job and already picking up slack
As a teenager in her first job, I have a good workplace, for the most part. The manager is friendly, and the co-workers are amusing and cooperative.
Except one. She is the kind of person who always has SOMETHING wrong: her finger , her hand , her hip , etc. Her complaints sometimes differ, but they all have one thing in common -- making others pick up her slack. One employee demanded she never get scheduled on the same shift with her. People trade pained smiles when we get stuck with her during rush hours and closing. Multiple people have approached the manager, and he always says he’ll do something , but it never happens.Perhaps, Miss Manners suggests, you can keep your nose out of it AND deal with it by saying, “I’m so sorry that you’re hurt, but unfortunately, I only have time to do my own job today.
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