‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

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  • She kept hiding supplies to avoid helping, so I stopped covering for her

    "She kept hiding supplies to avoid helping, so I stopped covering for her"
  • I used to work at a small dental office where we all pitched in for basic tasks like restocking gloves, sterilizing tools, and wiping down chairs between patients. We had
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  • a solid team, except for one assistant, Tina, who always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her.
  • Every time it was her turn to restock or clean, suddenly the supplies were out or someone else
  • must have forgotten to order more. The thing is, I handled inventory, and I knew we had everything
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  • in stock. One day, I got curious and started checking the cabinets after Tina's shift. Sure
  • enough, I found gloves, wipes, and even the face shields she claimed were
  • missing, all shoved behind the old x-ray aprons in a bottom drawer.
  • I didn't say anything at first. I just let her fail.
  • The next time she left the room during a rush and told me we were out of sterile gauze, I said, "Oh,
  • that's weird. I saw a full box earlier. Maybe check the bottom cabinet
  • again?" She turned red and mumbled something about rechecking.
  • Eventually, our lead hygienist noticed Tina was falling behind on cleaning between patients. I stayed quiet,
  • but when she asked if I'd seen any supply issues, I just said, "Nope. Everything's fully stocked when I check."
  • a Tina ended up getting formal warning for not meeting turnaround times and not following proper
  • sanitizing procedures. A couple of months later, she quit without notice.
  • I didn't feel bad. She created the mess; I just stopped pretending I didn't see it.

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