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Back in Feb07, my boss asks me if I know of any DBAs (my job title) that would be interested in working for the company. I said I had two in mind. I talk to my first choice, and he tells me he wants to wait until his next review in March to see if he gets his promotion (he does). My 2nd choice quit the team I came from at my old job, so I figured he wouldn't be that interested being he's only worked at his place for a year.
He says he'll interview and see how it goes. He nails the interview, and my boss tells me he'll make an offer. He accepts, after some whinning about not getting a ton of money added to his current salary.
Thing is about this guy, very good trainer. You need help with something, he'll do it. He's fairly bright, older than me (he's 43, I'm 28). His negatives at my old company was he didn't know when to shut up. He would complain, and lose his temper. It ended up costing him his job. He was just lucky enough to find a new one before anything real bad happened. He really had a problem with the mgmt structure.
Anyway, as I'm talking to him prior to interviews, he's telling me how he's changed. He won't mouth off anymore, and he doesn't want drama in the work place. He doesn't want to go through that all over again.
Well, it's happening here. I have no one to blame but myself, as I brought him on. He shows up late, then immediately goes and gets his BK breakfast. Takes 90-120 minute lunch breaks, and worst of all, anytime there is a problem, he freaks out.
Everything has to be about blame. Who dropped a production table? Who changed permissions on this table? Why are we doing things this way? And worst, when he gets going on a rant, he doesn't listen to reason or any one else for that matter.
I've also found that when I worked with him prior to this job, I thought his knowledge was very good. Now that I've gotten more experience under my belt, I've found he just pulls things out of his ass. He'll read an article on something, then retell it while omitting major parts, just to sound like an expert.
He's been spoken too lately about his behavior, so maybe it'll get better. I think the threat of losing his job would do the trick. Or the threat of taking $ away (which our old employer did).
I just can't believe I put myself in this mess. So for the past 5/6 months I'd come to work and hear whinning, then go home and hear it too
Is it wrong for me to wish for him to leave? Under any circumstances *puts a titty magazine under his computer*. He will work hard when a problem comes up which is great, it's just the side show that's really hard to deal with.
I just want it to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!
*edited*
I should add I have talked to my boss about his behavior recently. In fact, in my mid year review, we spent the final 10 or so minutes commenting on him. That's not a good sign. He did say he's burning a lot of bridges around here, and he wants that corrected fast.
I just can't ever win.
Back in Feb07, my boss asks me if I know of any DBAs (my job title) that would be interested in working for the company. I said I had two in mind. I talk to my first choice, and he tells me he wants to wait until his next review in March to see if he gets his promotion (he does). My 2nd choice quit the team I came from at my old job, so I figured he wouldn't be that interested being he's only worked at his place for a year.
He says he'll interview and see how it goes. He nails the interview, and my boss tells me he'll make an offer. He accepts, after some whinning about not getting a ton of money added to his current salary.
Thing is about this guy, very good trainer. You need help with something, he'll do it. He's fairly bright, older than me (he's 43, I'm 28). His negatives at my old company was he didn't know when to shut up. He would complain, and lose his temper. It ended up costing him his job. He was just lucky enough to find a new one before anything real bad happened. He really had a problem with the mgmt structure.
Anyway, as I'm talking to him prior to interviews, he's telling me how he's changed. He won't mouth off anymore, and he doesn't want drama in the work place. He doesn't want to go through that all over again.
Well, it's happening here. I have no one to blame but myself, as I brought him on. He shows up late, then immediately goes and gets his BK breakfast. Takes 90-120 minute lunch breaks, and worst of all, anytime there is a problem, he freaks out.
Everything has to be about blame. Who dropped a production table? Who changed permissions on this table? Why are we doing things this way? And worst, when he gets going on a rant, he doesn't listen to reason or any one else for that matter.
I've also found that when I worked with him prior to this job, I thought his knowledge was very good. Now that I've gotten more experience under my belt, I've found he just pulls things out of his ass. He'll read an article on something, then retell it while omitting major parts, just to sound like an expert.
He's been spoken too lately about his behavior, so maybe it'll get better. I think the threat of losing his job would do the trick. Or the threat of taking $ away (which our old employer did).
I just can't believe I put myself in this mess. So for the past 5/6 months I'd come to work and hear whinning, then go home and hear it too
Is it wrong for me to wish for him to leave? Under any circumstances *puts a titty magazine under his computer*. He will work hard when a problem comes up which is great, it's just the side show that's really hard to deal with.
I just want it to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!
*edited*
I should add I have talked to my boss about his behavior recently. In fact, in my mid year review, we spent the final 10 or so minutes commenting on him. That's not a good sign. He did say he's burning a lot of bridges around here, and he wants that corrected fast.
I just can't ever win.
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YES! Leave Iowa as soon as possible. I did. 
