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My wife works in a private organization. she is midlevel, people report to her and she reports to other people. there's a slacker person in the org that doesn't report to my wife, but that isn't over her, either. slacker also has a mid-level position. although slacker has a full time position, slacker has been essentially working half-time. it's been going on for many, many months. slacker comes in late, leaves early, and is gone for lunch, often 2-3 hours. this has not gone unnoticed by much of the staff. but, it was going unnoticed by the inattentive manager (IM) whom slacker was reporting to.
so my wife brought the situation to the attention of IM. my wife asked IM to come in, in the morning some time, because my wife was sure that slacker wouldn't be there when slacker was supposed to be, and sure enough, slacker wasn't. but IM did nothing. so then, my wife brought the situation to the director of the library. she didn't notify HR.
but, meanwhile, someone else on staff notifies HR.
today, director indicates that disciplinary action against slacker would be much more work than just letting my wife go. director is annoyed by the situation, doubly so, now that director has also learned that 2-to-3 people are actively seeking employment elsewhere due to all the dysfunction in the place. director has the attitude that letting things go is easier than dealing with them. director said to my wife, "do you have any idea how much paperwork I would have to do, to properly deal with slacker?"
my wife is also disgusted by the dysfunction, but she (ideally) doesn't want to lose her job or leave.
if director fires my wife, imo, it would be wrongly. can she fight back? are there laws against this kinda stuff?
so my wife brought the situation to the attention of IM. my wife asked IM to come in, in the morning some time, because my wife was sure that slacker wouldn't be there when slacker was supposed to be, and sure enough, slacker wasn't. but IM did nothing. so then, my wife brought the situation to the director of the library. she didn't notify HR.
but, meanwhile, someone else on staff notifies HR.
today, director indicates that disciplinary action against slacker would be much more work than just letting my wife go. director is annoyed by the situation, doubly so, now that director has also learned that 2-to-3 people are actively seeking employment elsewhere due to all the dysfunction in the place. director has the attitude that letting things go is easier than dealing with them. director said to my wife, "do you have any idea how much paperwork I would have to do, to properly deal with slacker?"
my wife is also disgusted by the dysfunction, but she (ideally) doesn't want to lose her job or leave.
if director fires my wife, imo, it would be wrongly. can she fight back? are there laws against this kinda stuff?
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