In April last year my job was restructured, and there were lots of changes.
Oneof these changes was a new work colleague. Sadly this colleague, came with a past history, but i truly tried to give her a chance and ignored all the rumours.
This person from the off touched a raw nerve in me. I was diagnosed with BP TYPE II in 06...and part of my condition is i have little time for trivia. I skip past all that and want to get right to the point. [not with clients, with colleagues]
This colleague is very animated, talksat 100 miles an hour, never gives eye contact...deviates arround a tale like a bumble bee.........and one could say ecentric is an under stattement.
When im OK i coped alright with her arround, and i listened to her ramble for hours. I was aware she was not completeing her tasks in work, and would politely prompt her to address any issus preventing her do her job[ ask for help, except help, tell her line manager]
She wouldnt do any of the above. She told me she had M.E. and thats why she was fogetful. In the last year she has been late for nearly every shift, half an hour-to two hours. When she breezed in she would never say anything, but act as though nothing had happened. I never told anyone directly, but hinted if you want to know her timekeeping paterns come in and wait for her to arrive.[see for yourself]
She has been on 5 discaplinaries this year for 63 days sick, unreported absence, falsifing time sheets, taking unothorised holiday. persistant lateness[what they know of]
I tried over time to tell her she should address her health, i politely showed her leaflets that descibed her mood and personality traits, i was genuinly concerned for her well being.
After Christmas, she spoke to me at work, and told me an ex-boyfriend was stalking her, i advised her to contact the police and give the cell phone number to them, to get him to stop. She said she was concerned her new boyfriend would hear about it as he had a violent temper and been in and out of prison for many years. This to concerned me, she said he had been agresive wth her aswell, i warned her to terminate this relationship foretelling he would eventualy hit her.
She then landed more on me in confidence....that he was a Heroin adict...i asked her if she was protecting herself, sadly she was unsure what i was sking. SAFE SEX i said. She told me she was alergic to condoms, .....

I asked her she was alergic too life. She had not even thought about HIV/HEPATITIS......I was very shocked......i left work worrying about her and her perception on reality. I got so drunk...i once again ended up in A+E WANTING TO KILL MYSELF...

Time passed by until last week. Several huge oversights by this person puts our projects tender in jepordy.as those in the local council are investigating complaints about our procedures. Things that were her job that had not been done.

At a team meeting another collegue questioned her proffessionlism, and capabillites..........she went off like a pyschotic mad woman....blaming others...for everthing............i was anoyed and pointed out paperwork i found[whilst trying to clear up the paperwork mess] 9 months old hidden in draws..
she stormed out and went home.

I was told to give a statement about her work conduct and any conerns i had re-her.

I was distraught because i knew i had to say what i knew about her outside life, as i believd it to be dangerous/unhealthy/and causing problems [she called in sick three weeks before, and a night worker said she was screaming like she was being hit]

After hours i did give a statement in.
The day after she tuned up for work two managers were waiting for her [my information was not divuldged to her/as they are doing what they should have done a year ago offering close supervision at another office, to ascertain if she can grasp the job, and assess her mental capacity]

When she left the office not in view of management she threw a folder at me, and said..'here you need this'..............i read it when they left.

LOVE AND SPIRITUALITY IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE.
underlined were that people should have/show more compassion in the work setting.

I was beside myself............i have shown more understanding to her than many others have ever done...............i feel very upset....with her...the management..............most of all myself.....

I now sit here thinking when something bad is going to happen to me....I HAVE a staunch belief in you reap what you sow.

It was not my job to evaluate her working abillity, not my role to report her every mistake or inadequacy..It was managements role....i feel now because i forwarded her words said in confiednce about her personal life...theywill use this to dismiss her.........or worse still confont her...and god knows what will happen then....she mentioned suicide often at work.....and i persistantly encouraged her to see a doctor...she did and got anti-depressants........but she lives in a fantasy world...and management should have seen this.....
i truly want her to recieve help...and no i dont think she is fit to work...and in the environment we work...she should not be there...but its not my job to point this out..or the job of my two other collegues who have both had time off sick because ofher behaviour....


I feel crap because.i have broken ranks and reported her........IM LOYAL, SUPPORTIVE.....But i could not take it any longer..........

David