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    Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 06:55 AM EST [General]

    How do you teach an intern who has no desire to learn or even work for that matter?  I've tried teaching him how to POLITELY answer the telephone, how to make a file, how to file in general, how to put away supplies, how to do reports, how to greet visitors to the office... all to no avail.  It seems he'd rather come in late, leave early (his ride shows up early and he always has to leave when his ride gets there instead of his ride waiting until his work day is over), read the newspaper and stare at a blank computer screen.  It's very frustrating to be responsible for someone who has no sense of personal responsibility.  On the bright side... only another week and a half and he's off to college to major in............. business management!  LOL

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    Smack his hand with a ruler.

    Heru
    August 08, 2007
    09:04 AM EST

    I like Heru's Idea LOL!

    Tell him he can't leave, or give him some assignment that will force him to stay til quitting time. You can tell him his ride needs to wait and if they leave him there is always public transportation or a taxi.

    I had to work with someone like him(constant bathroom breaks, wouldn't work much), although he liked to tell everyone what to do(even though he was low man on the totem pole). He figured because we were women we'd jump through hoops for him, needless to say after enough complaining from all of us he was let go.

    You only have a week left have fun with it. X off the days til he leaves then throw a big party LOL...treat yourself to a sundae or something LOL.

    Fiona Fairy
    August 12, 2007
    01:52 PM EST

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