who did not have a strong work ethic. Dealing with this co-worker on an everyday basis has presented me with an ethical dilemma.

My coworker's continuing disregard for his daily work responsibilities and his pessimistic attitude affect the way our team performs as a whole. I recall one of our first conversations, when he educated me on the fundamentals of taking sick days. He told me that I could take up to four

sick days at a time without providing medical evidence from a doctor. Each of these occurrences, he said, would count as one sick day and not four. His exact words were, "Even if you aren't sick, you should just take the days anyway!" At first I thought to myself, "Wow, I can really take advantage of this rule," but on second consideration I thought, "How is this going to affect my work and the other members of my department?" As weeks passed on my new job, my coworker came to me frequently with different ways to bend or break the rules of the company. He tried to coach me on the finer points of taking

behalf of the entire department, without first consulting us. He attempted to have new working procedures instituted to benefit hi lackadaisical work style. When these procedures were not altered, by the head of the department,

performance but the quality of his work was still sub pa, by our departmental standards. Every time my eye caught sight of his work space, I could see him conducting personal business such as shopping online, paying bills and making

work ethic not only defrauded the company out of money, but it reduced the entire team's productivity and morale. This time management paid closer attention because my grievance was very serious. After several intense meetings between my coworker and management, his overtime hours came to a sudden halt and his work was scrutinized much more closely.Without the freedom to conduct his usual escapades, my coworker

found on the company's intranet site. It seemed to me that most of his working hours were spent investigating the ways in which the company could be taken advantage of or cheated instead of focusing on work. I felt that this was not a professional attitude.Within the next month, he took a seemingly bogus volunteer day off and

tell him what to do. I could only offer my help in a plethora of ways to ease his workload. He did not accept my offer of help, nor did he change his behavior.

standards of our department and my personal concern for the way my own work performance was regarded, I had no recourse but to speak to management. Our department's associate manager, my direct superior, welcomed my input and

he complained to everyone that his superiors where not fare to him. His ongoing unhappiness and negative attitude have an impact on the entire

and the holidays of "all" different religions. He also informed me about employee discounts, tuition reimbursement and other loopholes he had

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