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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a subordinate like this. Any PTO was like money burning a hole in her pocket. As soon as she had a few hours saved up she would take a “mental health day” or “log off early because a migraine is coming”. She eventually left on her own terms, but she was clearly struggling with mental health issues.

Thankfully I was able to assign her some of the more “nice to have” projects and less time sensitive items so that we did not miss deadlines. A few times I made exceptions and I explained I really needed consistent attendance and effort and she could pull it together for 1-2 weeks at a time, but then sort of break down as soon as the pressure was off. [/quote]

You are a walking law suit.[/quote]

Agree. [/quote]

Why? Because I accommodated her limitations by shifting her work to tasks that wouldn’t result in her failing and getting a terrible annual review - until she identified a different role and transferred internally to something she thought was a better fit? I didn’t ask her to transfer. She could have stayed in her role indefinitely and I would have been stuck working around the fact that none of us ever knew if she would choose to come to work each day. [/quote]

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