by Isabelle Esteves

Created on: May 20, 2009

Any boss will tell you that there are a lot of things that can't be determined from a resume and even from the interview. There are people who interview really well and can then turn out to be a nightmare of an employee. Every boss had hired one or more of these types of employees and lived to regret it.

The thief

This is a very tricky one to deal with. You can terminate an employee for theft and if it is embezzlement then that is what should happen but often times it is much smaller than that and while they cannot be allowed to remain, you may not want to get the police involved. Usually this is not the first time they have done something like this but employers are not allowed to give this information to potential new employers when a reference is requested. It is amazing how often this happens. You would imagine if a person is terminated under a cloud they would not mention that company on their resume but that is usually not the case. As the boss you can say that you would not rehire them but you cannot say why. So it is employer beware.

The time management challenged

They just don't know the meaning of deadline. Somehow they can never get all their work done. They don't have more work that anyone else and very often they have less they just have never learned how to use their time efficiently. This is an issue that can be addressed and proper training can insure that it gets corrected.

Directionally challenged

There is nothing more frustrating for a boss than an employee who continues to do something incorrectly even when they have been instructed otherwise multiple times. They refuse to accept that the way they have always done something may not be the way the boss or the company wants it done.

Non-team player

Most bosses expect their employees to work together for the common good. If one member is in trouble the others should pitch in to make sure that everything that needs to be done gets done. There is always one person however, who thinks that they should not have to do anything but their own specific job. This gets old after a while and hopefully they are never the one who needs the others help.

The gossip

Most bosses have to deal with this at some point in their career. This can threaten the good of the whole company. It can be directed at the boss, at another employee or just the world in general. The gossip will cause trouble one way or another, they thrive on it.

The underminer

This employee is always trying to look good to the

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