Employee starts new job in 4 days while their clingy, ‘helpless’ coworker will be left to their own devices: ‘I've almost made myself insane from trying to help her’

If you've ever trained another employee who couldn't seem to understand the job they were hired for, you are owed compensation in the form of emotional damages. It's not easy being the only employee at your company who actually values work ethic and doing things the correct way, especially when you and the other three slackers on your team are getting the same biweekly paycheck and merit bonuses.

Some would argue that the "adjustment period" after being hired is normal, that the whole "in one ear, out the other" ditsyness is temporary. After nine months of the same helpless behavior from your colleagues, however, you might begin to wonder if they're simply not cut out for the job they were hired for.

This next story focuses on an employee who starts a new job in less than a week, and their "helpless" coworker, who hasn't understood anything about their role at the company in the nine months they've been working there. Endless repeated questions, suffocating shadowing, and everything else that might push a few buttons in a close-cubicle space can really exacerbate your existing frustrations at work. Just ask the employee who shares this story—we're sure you've come across a colleague at some point in your career who just couldn't get a grip. Scroll below to read the full story.

Like what you see? Follow our WhatsApp channel for more.

Author image for Lana DeGaetano Lana DeGaetano
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

terrible coworkers antiwork workplace-stories work stories Professional At Work work coworkers working reddit story workplace reddit thread Reddit in the workplace
Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From FAIL Blog

Woman feuds with sister after she lets her 15-year-old stepdaughter's Mom get the guest room for the Holidays: '[I] should have the guest suite!'

Woman feuds with sister after she lets her 15-year-old stepdaughter's Mom get the guest room for the Holidays: '[I] should have the guest suite!'

Trending Now

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

01
Worker gets laid off, told that they're "expendable," gets hired by their former employer's biggest client and watches as the former employer loses clients and even contacts them for "advice": 'Feels good knowing they made a mistake undervaluing me'

Worker gets laid off, told that they're "expendable," gets hired by their former employer's biggest client and watches as the former employer loses clients and even contacts them for "advice": 'Feels good knowing they made a mistake undervaluing me'

02
Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

03
Employee gets fired after they leave 1-star review on the landscaper who works with the company due to their poor service: ‘My business isn't with them’

Employee gets fired after they leave 1-star review on the landscaper who works with the company due to their poor service: ‘My business isn't with them’

04
‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a heartless boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a heartless boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

05
Boss takes full credit for tech employee's presentation, employee goes to VP before boss's performance review: 'Guess who didn't get credit for strategic contributions?'

Boss takes full credit for tech employee's presentation, employee goes to VP before boss's performance review: 'Guess who didn't get credit for strategic contributions?'

06
Advertisement