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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You keep blaming her for your failure. How could you not know what was entailed when you were told to babysit her?[/quote]

I assume because she reasonably didn't think a woman in her 40's could be that stupid.[/quote]

Yes, this.  I walked her through how to get a credit card, walked her through our booking system, made sure we were on the same flights together, made sure she knew what attire was expected at a supplier visit, and made sure we had a place to meet at the airport so I could walk her through everything else.  I really didn't know that anyone, even someone who doesn't travel, didn't know you can't bring big bottles of liquids on a plane.  It's been all over the news for 10 years!  When she walked toward the checkpoint with her giant bag, I almost had a panic attack because I realized what I was dealing with.

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In her defense, if she never travels, she wouldn't have been paying attention to the liquids thing.

The waking up late part is totally her fault, as is forgetting the laptop.

But when someone tells you to help someone else who is a total newbie at something, you can't assume they know anything about that topic.  No, a lot of people don't realize you can't take a bottle of shampoo on a plane.  That doesn't make them stupid; it just makes them unfamiliar with air travel.

Knowing she was a newbie, you should also have assumed she doesn't have a clue how long it takes to get checked in, how early you have to be there.  Explicit instructions to meet her in front of the airport at a specific time would have been the way to go.

If you had planned to be there 3 hours early, why didn't you tell her to be there 3 hours early, too?  And if she was 5 minutes late, you'd call her.

The boss is frustrated because he very specifically told you that she was new and inexperienced and needed handholding.  And you didn't hand hold.

If you don't want to do that kind of thing, then you need to tell your boss beforehand "I don't feel comfortable with that."  Otherwise, I agree with him that you kind of dropped the ball.

Saying your coworker is stupid or ridiculous for not knowing something just sounds petty.  And saying she was an hour and a half late actually makes you look worse, because the question is, well, when she was 5 minutes late, why didn't you call her?  And then it becomes clear that you really didn't plan to meet her way in advance of the flight, leave extra time for mishaps, et cetera.

Both you and your coworker deserve some blame.  [/quote]

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