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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 to above. OP, you need to find out the rules and document, document, document, mainly on job performance.  And also find out what rules are on accommodations. And last, seek guidance on how to address this situation within the work group.

Loosely speaking (since I am not an HR person or a lawyer), I think that 
1. Accommodations need to be requested and supported with documentation from a medical professional that the accommodation is medically necessary.

2. Accommodations must be "reasonable" and do not exempt the individual from [b]meeting the job's performance requirements[/b].

[b]And I have definitely BTDT with underperforming (or horribly behaved) employees from protected groups destroying morale.[/b][/quote]

The job performance requirements are that the the employee is IN THE OFFICE FIVE DAYS FOR THE ENTIRE DAY - they just don't want to be, and think themselves above reproach due to false praise, early in the employment.  There are other boundary issues, as well, including harassing another employee (who does not look like the new employee). The employee being harassed is a top employee, who has hinted they might be leaving soon, and I fear the new employee (who likely will not stay) is the reason.  The good employees don't tend to make waves or drama, but I don't think they should be punished for that.

Agree with PP that the quotes are relevant to the situation.  Seems that there is more than one of these types of employees out there?

Do we bend for the dishonest, overblown employee with an attitude - at the risk of losing the much better, honest, professional employee/s, who are better at their jobs?  I ask because we are losing people at a terribly high rate.

Is the knowledge, skill and ability to game the system a desirable trait for employers? Or just the other PP? It seems from other PP's post that there are more employees willing to push in this market? It is an issue because we would have to do for one, what we do for all. We can not "thank" the good employees, especially those who were so devoted during covid,  by showing preferential treatment to the not-so-good employees.

In a nut shell, the new employee really does not expect to be called on their unprofessional behaviors (plural).

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