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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you can hold it against her if she doesn't work on vacation days and if she takes sick days.   If she is not getting her work done and that is your concern and your concern for making sure she does your work when you are gone, address that.  But it seems silly to be annoyed and hold it against her that she doesn't work on vacation days and that she takes sick days.  I think that is why you are getting push back from people right now.

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OP here - this is fair. She has put in for sick days the days she is actually out of the office though she is over her allotment and will have to 'earn' it back by end of year. She is technically telecommuting the days she comes in late but realistically isn't doing anything during that time.[/quote]

Then I think this is what you discuss with her.  Not the other stuff.  If telecommuting isn't working, you need to talk to her about it and possibly take it off the table or find a way to monitor what she's doing.  DH had a similar problem with a male employee (hypochondriac) and DH would video call him at various times during the day.  He also started using a login program (I know I'm not describing it right) where you can only log in via laptop or home computer and signs you off if you are idle for X number of minutes.  By doing these two things, he has been more productive while telecommuting.  My old office allowed us to do what you describe with sick and vacation days, so I don't have much of a suggestion regarding that.  It seemed to work out fine with the understanding that if the days were not "earned back" by the end of the year (when our PTO started again), pay would be docked.  
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