by Blaize Shepherd

Created on: June 03, 2009   Last Updated: June 25, 2009

Being a boss means being in a leadership position over those you supervise and having in a direct responsibility for either your own financial success, if you are the owner, or the financial success of the company you work for. You are also responsible to other co-workers, employees and upper management in some direct way. With all of this responsibility, it is imperative that you are able to identify and address out any negative behaviors an employee might have that would affect a company's success. The following list will help you identify and recognize the ten worst types of employees, a boss could ever have.

The Stealer

This employee is the one who steals money from the till, customers, products etc. Billions of dollars a year are lost in employee theft. This employee could also be recognized in organizations that don't involve money, products or other tangible items that have a direct monetary value, in this situation, this is the employee, who takes credit for others ideas, productivity or steals clients from co-workers.

The Backstabber

This employee, no matter who it is, backstabs all new employees, old employees (that aren't aware of the game) and any other individual that is trying to achieve success. This person, cuts down others, talks crap about them, tells on others every five minutes and generally seems to have difficulty working together as a team. This employee addresses problems in incorrect manners, without proper communication or going through proper channels. This person also has a difficult time accepting someone new in the company, especially someone who does the work better, knows more, has a better attitude, any competition at all and this employee is put out and defensive. Often this employee does whatever it takes to make the other look bad, including refusing to work with another employee, for whatever reason. Thousands of dollars a year and plenty of time are wasted trying to solve problems and get everyone to work along together and productively.

The Meanderer/Unmotivated Employee

There is always one. You know the employee that meanders around the office all day being chatty Cathy with everyone, never really getting anything done. Ten bathroom breaks later and last minute deadlines coming up and this employee hasn't even had a chance to get started, let alone get anything done. As you watch this employee, they are usually great talkers. All talk no work. On a construction crew, this is the guy leaning on the shovel, chatting

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