I work in public sector as a senior manager and the people I manage are not people I would put in the role, I did not hire them. For example 1 person fudges expenses and flexi sheets, finds it extremely difficult to do their work to the set standard, and consistently needs time off to the extent they can’t conduct role. Plus someone else applied for my job and are bitter they didn’t get it and are doing their best to be difficult, combative and standoffish.
They egg each other on and impact the rest of the team’s morale, so combined it’s a work life full of HR issues and unnecessary comments and criticism of me. I have tried my best to performance manage them and guide them to meet standards but at this point, aibu to just dislike them?
(Just needed a rant - there’s a lot of bureaucracy involved!)