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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but also dealing with this.  One of my direct reports is not getting ANY of their work done - taking weeks to respond to e-mails, following up with "oh I'll do this today" and never doing the requested action.  I'm in middle management and my bosses expect results, and it is really frustrating.  I'm not 100% sure they don't have childcare, but many times in the middle of the work day they've said they can't come to whatever meeting because they're taking care of their 1 year old.  Child was born early in the pandemic, and I don't think they ever got childcare.  I don't want to totally throw them under the bus, as a leader it is my responsibility to have my teams get results but man am I getting fed up.  I get that childcare was hard in 2020, but wtf is taking them so long. [/quote]
Put her failures in writing, give her a rigid improvement plan and timeline for reevaluation (say 3 to 6 months).  Require her to send you her detailed daily itinerary and perform a daily out-brief of what she planned to do and what she actually accomplished, everyday.  Document, document, document.  Do not discuss her childcare situation at all.  If she shows no or only mediocre improvement over the previously agreed timeframe, fire her.  It’s a pain the ass for you but problem employees usually are.  Sympathies.[/quote]

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