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How to tell if you're a flaky employee 15 Articles

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    by Hyacinth Gump

    Fact : Most flaky employees do NOT realize that they're "flaky".Why? because most flaky characters think that they are better than everyone else and that everyone in their working place deserves to venerate them at the lea...read more

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    by John Campbell

    Eccentric, lovable, scatter-brained, unconventional, forgetful and comical are just some of the adjectives that describe this modern-day court jester that is the flaky office employee. The problem may be in determining if ...read more

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    by A. Coulter

    It's a daunting task to accurately identify the office flake as they can be as varied as breakfast flakes. Some are sweet. Some are nutty. And some are hidden in a camouflage of marshmallow fluff shaped like celestial bo...read more

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    by Trenna Sue Hiler

    If you are asking the question, "Am I a flakey employee?" There is a good chance that the shoe might fit. Let's discuss flaky for a minute. There are definitely two kinds of flakey. There is the flakey pie crust tha...read more

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    by Kevin Schwendeman

    Flakiness is in the eye of the beholder. Unfortunately, you are not the beholder. The flaky mentality can be defined numerous ways, but the result is the same: flakiness in the workplace is annoying. If you are reading ...read more

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    by Lisa Doherty

    For those of us who have already identified ourselves as "flaky" two things must be kept in mind. First, in our politically correct society, we prefer to be called "eccentric." Second, being eccentric is not always bad, bu...read more

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    by Melanie Cossey

    With the economy falling and the trend towards lay-offs, employee performance is key not only in bolstering your company's success but also in holding onto your job. In the face of cut backs and economizing, it's the flaky...read more

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    by Laura Leigh Fields

    Every company seems to have a flaky employee. This is the person people are less likely to go to if they have a problem. They are the one who is just there for one reason or another but they really don't have a general pur...read more

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    by James Darnell

    Being a flaky employee is not such a mystery. If you are one, you probably already know it, without someone pointing it out to you. You come into work, just barely on time. You tend to take a lot more bathroom breaks than ...read more

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    by Elyse Williams

    The title of this article is "How to tell if you're a flaky employee". If I was so flaky would I then not be able to tell the extent of my flakiness? What does flaky mean exactly and what measures does one use to determi...read more

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    by Marsha Sigman

    How can you not realize that you are a flaky employee? If you cannot manage to make it to work on time, call in sick at least once a week, cannot complete any project given to you then you are a monumental flake and shoul...read more

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    by Shelia West

    Flaky can have different meanings. My idea of a flaky person is one who is kind of "out there", you know? It's someone who acts a little, well, I hesitate to use the word strange, so maybe stranger would be better. But ...read more

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    by Sara A Broers

    Chronic lateness, sloppy dress, and the inability to get along with your co-workers. These are three tall tale signs that you have entered the zone of the flaky employee. Now, in my eyes, in the year 2008, job security i...read more

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    by Moe Zilla

    "It's just a job," you tell yourself. But it represents a commitment you've made, agreeing to take on their needs as your responsibility. Deep down inside, you know whether you feel good about your performance, and that ...read more

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    by Annetta Ribken

    There's one in every bunch, but how do you know if you're the flaky employee? If you answer "yes" to more than three of these questions, the guessing is over. 1. Have you ever impersonated your boss and stolen both her ...read more

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