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Actually over my CS career, I've demoted and in some cases fired people for that. Hell, I canned an O-5 Ops Boss on the MIL side amongst others. Yes it's a somewhat onerous process, moreso on the CS side, but it can be done. Biggest thing is to keep everything clear and the employee makes all the decisions for you by what they do and don't do. And like Gunny Anderson, I did dive into the cognac stocks every now and then. But the rewards of improved morale for everyone else who were being dragged down was worth it.
Funny, I remember a GS-12 who never got promoted pounding the table and yelling he has 32 years experience. My response was he had one year's experience 32 times.
Funny, I remember a GS-12 who never got promoted pounding the table and yelling he has 32 years experience. My response was he had one year's experience 32 times.
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PVT Raymond Lopez
I try to be very kind and tolerant of my alleged superiors. One of my lieutenants would come to our watch and tell everyone “I am here for my three month vacation. If you have a problem ask Ray about it. If he cannot answer your question, which I very seriously doubt he will wake me up.” There was a sergeant who would rotate onto our watch and he got very indignant over the lieutenant’s comment he said “Lieutenant, I am Ray’s superior!” The lieutenant just looked at him and started laughing which caused to dissolve into gales of laughter. I kept my mouth shut.
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I just muddle along and hope that I've been moved to another section before people notice. It helps to be friendly and willing to assist others. You can be stupid and nice but not stupid and a jerk. Anyway, that's how I manage incompetence at work.
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