To think this colleague is taking the absolute piss

[PattyPritel]

Arrives at work late most days.
Blow dries and curls hair.
Does make up.
Then makes breakfast.
Spends most the day talking about all they work they need to do yet doesn't actually get started on it.

Managers work remotely.
They know she's slow at work but they don't know to this extent.

Also quite rude and vulgar at times.
No one else in the company seems to care.
It's just ignored.

To think it takes the piss really.

Based on what you say, yes she is.

What are you going to do about it?

It does. They are taking the piss. But managing this person involves effort and if your place of work is anything like mine, no one will care or be arsed to do anything about it.
If it winds you up, look for another job.

Back in the days we worked in offices I used to dry my hair, do make up and have breakfast - I cycle commuted and had a shower when I got in. But that was at 8am when I arrived and I didn’t start until 9am. If she’s doing it in work time then she’s absolutely taking the piss.

Does her lack of application create more work for you? If so, then you can raise it with managers as an issue, because it affects you. Just plainly state that you need help prioritising your work because you have too much to do - then say it’s because you are picking up work that x isn’t able to do.

Don’t just ‘tell’ on her, because if it doesn’t affect you then it’s none of your business, but as soon as there’s a direct impact on you (beyond annoyance!) you absolutely have the right to raise it.

I agree with @MsAgnesDiPesto if it impacting on your work or the quality of your work then you need to speak to your managers
Bloody annoying though

Don't raise it with the managers. Trust me, they already know, and for whatever reason they condone it.

Just leave.

You pointing it out will make you the squeaky cog in their eyes.

Been there, wasted a couple of years of my life. Just leave

@TallyHoMyLittlePeachMuffin

I agree with *@MsAgnesDiPesto* if it impacting on your work or the quality of your work then you need to speak to your managers Bloody annoying though

I think every where I've ever worked... In any place bigger than a couple of people... There's been at least one (often more) of these grim colleagues...

I've only ever said something when it's been directly impacting me /my teams performance.

It's always been a case of 'give
' em enough rope '.

Think more complicated when more remote working.

Yes she's taking the piss. I must say that I'm cheered by the responses so far. Usually you get a lot of not your business/ you don't know what she's got going on with her mental health/ it's for the managers so keep your beak out.

I think people like this really damage morale. It often puts a higher burden on their colleagues. It's everyone's problem.

Yes.

Does it affect you?

Are you senior to her?

I think something should be said tbh. Even if the manager said she's been seen arriving late then doing hair etx she will think twice if she knows it has been noticed.

Is this Lisa?

Before her lengthy breakfast at her desk, she gets weighed (scales are under her desk) and discusses how she's lost/gained weight ad infinitum.

She seems to get away with all these time wasting behaviours because she repeats key phrases and ideas, already spoken about by others, in front of the manager so that they think that these are her original ideas. She doesn't have an original thought in her tiny mind.

She is the office bully and in the last year she has driven out a long serving member of the team and a younger, more recent member of the team - possibly because they said something in passing that she took as an insult.

She hates bullying and is constantly in tears because her son's peers at high school call him 'The Fat Controller' (and is constantly bullied according to him/her) because of his attempts to manipulate people - just like his mother does.

She is always on the telephone shouting at the school receptionist because the head teacher no longer wants to speak to her and she's going to report everyone to OFCOM - she means OFSTED.

She then leaves early every day because her cousin's, wife's, brother in law has been rushed to hospital and she needs to feed their cats/dogs/gerbils.

These people are very common - I've no idea how they hang onto any form of employment.

Slack management? They daren't address the bully in case the bully turns the tables and complains about victimisation? They'd rather let sleeping dogs lie?

Some excellent advice here, thanks.

It affects me in terms of being a huge distraction to my own work each day.

Another time there was job that needed sorting out, said she would do it for days on end, deadline the next day, still not done so I worked a straight 10 hours no break to complete it.

Why?

Because I have invested many years into this company and my role and take pride on us as a company producing excellent work for our clients. I basically didn't want the client to be let down.

So this sort of thing really.

Day to day just gets on my nerves and brings my morale down.

I'm going to look for a new role.