Employee experience dilemma....

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

Atticus Fisher <Atticus_Fisher -at- pciwiz -dot- com> wrote:

>So....what do we do? My co-worker and I feel that we need to discuss
>this issue with our manager, but want to avoid stepping on toes or
>second-guessing hiring decisions. We want to propose a proper course of
>training and mentoring for Lisa and thus prevent laborious re-writes down
>the road. My co-worker has been in the industry for years, and I have an
>advanced writing degree (MFA), so we feel we are both qualified (and
>justified) to bring our issue to the table.
>
>        Are we being jealous, petty, and difficult, or do you guys believe
>we have legitimate concerns? Anyone else experience this type of thing?

Been there, done that, and had the nightmares.

You're not being jealous or petty. You have at least two
legitimate concerns. First, substandard work is being done in
your area. Second, the time spent covering for Lisa is time that
you and your co-worker could put to better use. 

You might get in trouble with the power structure if you simply
went to your manager with a complaint, but you have a
constructive plan to remedy the problem. That sounds like
everyday responsibility to me.

Of course, if you're feeling nasty, you could stop editing Lisa's
work, and let it go out as it is. The only trouble is, there's
always the danger that no one will notice :-)

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