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[HR Forum] Dealing with a Difficult Employee

By Joan Lloyd

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I am really in a bind as to how to deal with an employee, and I would appreciate your insight.  I am a team leader in a legal office.  One of the attorneys on my team, "Becky" has been in the office for over 12 years.  She is a good attorney, however, her temperament and personal life are greatly clouding her colleagues' view of her work performance.  She is very demanding in regard to getting time off when she wants it, and for long periods of time (she thinks nothing of expecting four weeks at a time, when no one else in the office expects that).  She will leave work unfinished as she is flying out the door for her vacations.  After her four week trip, I assigned her several cases.  She was so furious at me for giving her work when she was first back that she refused to speak to me for two weeks, treating me poorly in front of the other attorneys.  I talked to her about her behavior, but did not formally reprimand her.

Broadcast Date: Mon, Feb 23 2009

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