Can you take action against an employee for being a pain in the you-know-what?
At least one court says yes. True confession: When I was a little future lawyer, I was sometimes a pain. ( So, Robin, you’re saying your personality hasn't changed in all these years? ) When I was being especially “high maintenance,” my dad would tell me, “Robin, you’re more trouble than you’re worth.” NOTHING LIKE A JELLY BEAN TO BRING ME AROUND. Have you ever had an employee who was more trouble than they’re worth? I bet you have. I’m talking about an employee who is exhausting. She (or he) complains about everything, and usually in single-spaced run-on emails with multiple paragraphs. (Or, worse, no paragraphs at all – just a page-long, single-spaced, barely-coherent screed.) You try to do something nice for them, and they complain that you didn’t do something else. You do the something else, and they complain about that. They appreciate nothing. And take 1,000 words to tell you so. At some point, you may decide that they're more trouble than they're worth and want to pa...