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Jillian in Delaware. How do I deal with incompetent workers, Ken? They're always making excuses or

blaming someone else for not doing their job. The work that I do depends on them getting things

turned in on time and I have to chase

them down every day. The boss doesn't seem to see what's going on. What can I do? Oh, boy.

Okay. This is a tough one in that their lack of diligence is affecting your ability to do your job.

So you have one way to take this and that's up.

You said the boss doesn't seem to see what's going on.

If you were on the phone, I could get a little bit more detail.

So I'm flying a bit blind.

But I would be going to the boss going, hey, I'm not playing tattletail.

I'm not griping.

I'm just telling you what I'm experiencing and I need

you to weigh in. And so then you describe. So I'm supposed to do this ABC, but I can't do ABC if this over here

isn't being done. And I need your help because it's affecting my ability to get the job done. Can you check

into this? Or is there something that, what can I do? That's the way you got to take this to them.

And you're going to find out very quickly whether or not this leader gives a crap. That's what I'm

wondering. And we're going to find out if, in fact, your coworker's lack of diligence really

does affect you as much as you think.

I got a hunch.

And Jade, this is why I love the question of the day, but it's so limiting because I can't dig.

Yeah.

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