Issues with colleague

[Milak98]

A new person recently joined our very busy team at work (NHS). She has only been with us for about 4 or 5 weeks and has already been late several times... Just strolls into the office, no apology or explanation. Then proceeds to made a coffee and chat whilst already 15 minutes late.
Goes off to to pray several times a day (approx 10 minutes per time). Doesn't pull her weight with the admin duties on our team, doesn't take work unless told to. Spends a lot of time on personal phone calls which are very loud and distracting to others (small office).
She is nice enough and likable, but seems too laid back with a couldn't care less attitude to the work abd being on time.
What can we do?

Down to your managers really

Are you her manager?

Are you her line manager?

oh god here we go again another public sector martyr

do you actually manage this lady or are you just a nosy cow?

Does she need to explain herself or apologise to the likes of you? How do you know her own leadership or HR are not aware? Praying is likely a reasonable adjustment due to her religion.

She's got her feet under the table, has tested the water and is getting away with slacking. You need to refer it to management.

Does she do her allocated work?

You ask 'what can we do?'

But obviously you've spoken to your manager, so what did they say?

I see what you did there OP.

What did she do?

Grow up OP, you sound quite whiney!

Name changed and started a thread about a lazy cow who also needs to 'pray' multiple times per day.

Really not as subtle as the OP probably thinks they're being.

I see it too.

This is one of the reasons why the NHS is on its arse. Someone like that wouldn’t last 5 minutes in the private sector.

No issues at all with the praying, but the lateness, private calls, lack of work and downright laziness would have me (if I was her manager) saying a very swift goodbye to her.

People like this cause massive resentment in the rest of the team and other people either think ‘f**k it, she gets away with it, so why can’t I’ and nothing gets done at all or the decent staff just leave.

If you are her line manager, then just crack on a manager her. I’d be telling her that she won be passing her probation the way things are going.

If she is a colleague, then I would raise it with your manager. Although, good luck with that in the NHS.

So you saying it didn’t happen?

Or that going off to pray several times a day isn’t annoying?

I mean it’s annoying when non religious colleagues go outside continuously for smoking breaks, or for constant tea/coffee runs. Anyone over the age of 35 at work always seems to feel entitled to their comfort breaks with limited productivity. I don’t really think someone praying is that different in the grand scheme

Fair enough the praying. Public sector martyrs? Well luckily some of us public sector martyrs ( paid by your taxes) do turn up for work every day.. This allows the slackers to take the piss in jobs where ot is almost impossible to get sacked from.

Anyone over the age of 35 at work always seems to feel entitled to their comfort breaks with limited productivity

oh god here we go again another public sector martyr

Bit hypocritical Di - At least OP only has issue with one individual while youre moaning about everyone over 35 in the public sector....

... Or are you the tardy gas bagging coworker?!