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Honsoku -> RE: When We Hate (10/12/2007 5:25:34 PM)
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Alright, that is the first part. You know what she wants (to goof off, be obnoxious, etc) and you know what it is that gives her access (the manager's protection). So either her protection needs to be disrupted or you need to become the gatekeeper to something else that she wants. I would avoid directly allying yourself in this situation because when it ends, it is likely to end poorly. I was suggesting that if played correctly that you could fix the problem and get an ally out of it.
Is your manager the top person, or is there someone else higher up in the food chain?
Are the two of you her only employees?
Do you control access to anything she wants or needs?
A possible solution;
Organize responsibilities. I suspect that she is getting away with this to some degree because multiple people are sharing the same set of tasks. So when she slacks off, the others pick up the slack. If it is possible to strictly delineate who's job is what, do so and get your boss to sign off on it so your problem case can't blame her tasks not being done on someone else. A better tack would be to mention to your boss that there are disagreements (if she isn't doing her work, she obviously disagrees that it is her responsibility) about who should handle what task in order to goad her into doing the assigning herself. This will make her poor performance harder to ignore, especially if you can make sure she gets some critical tasks.
As a side approach, while the above is happening, see if you can get her to respond to positive reinforcement. Ignore her crap and try complimenting her or thanking her when she does her job (or find something else that can motivate her). This will work best if you are on good terms with her, so finding a way in should be a priority. This won't work overnight, but given time it will almost certainly moderate her behavior, and possibly correct it.
Honsoku
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