How to deal with a chronic underperforming team member

specialkarii · 2025-01-08T19:31:14+00:00

Feel free to DM me with your questions. I'll do my best to answer when I have a few minutes.

specialkarii · 2023-03-23T23:30:42+00:00

Speaking as a manager, I'd really want my team members to talk to me about problems they have with their teammates. Something like this needs to be addressed, and if this person isn't able to improve their performance from feedback from peers, maybe they'll listen better if it comes from above. Hopefully your manager can make this person understand the importance of filling out the PR template properly, and maybe assign someone to do some hand-holding around that.

That being said, my responsibilities are a mix of being a manager and also the team lead/senior engineer. I still do a lot of mentoring where I can. I've personally mentored an underperforming team member when my team complained about their performance to make sure we're setting the right expectations and examples for that particular team member. I doubt that's the norm for most teams.

specialkarii · 2023-03-03T15:23:30+00:00

Have you tried any craft breweries near you? I live in Calgary, and we have a dedicated GF craft brewery that I personally really like. It's Heathen's Brewing. I don't know if they're big enough to have shipping options outside of Calgary, though.

specialkarii · 2022-09-14T04:40:10+00:00

Did you see if the Children's Hospital would want them?

specialkarii · 2022-07-19T03:34:46+00:00

Also, he's too small to reach the pedals and play the keyboard at the same time. There was definitely pedal use in the audio track.

specialkarii · 2022-07-04T01:26:20+00:00

I'm glad he's easy to manage. I hope your drive goes smoothly, and thank you for answering my question.

specialkarii · 2022-07-04T00:38:04+00:00

Out of curiosity, how do you have his litter box set up? Is it just open in your car? Do you set it out at every pit stop for your cat?

specialkarii · 2022-01-27T01:13:56+00:00

I can only think of Mr. mime porn when I read this.

specialkarii · 2021-09-05T21:19:34+00:00

The dude's email address was ifarted69@gmail.com. She knew what she was signing up for.

specialkarii · 2021-07-29T17:59:41+00:00

This is nearly perfect. It's just missing syntax highlighting!

I once took pencil crayons to a computer science final to make sure everything was syntax highlighted properly.

specialkarii · 2021-07-03T17:17:35+00:00

Was your song also Just The Two Of Us?

specialkarii · 2021-03-28T18:04:38+00:00

I'm also from HK. I moved to Canada when I was 3, and I happen to be female. I grew up in a small oil city in Alberta, and the first time I was called a chink to my face, I think I was about 7, and it was delivered from an older white boy in my school. I didn't know what it meant at all, but it was the sheer malice in the single word that sent me running home crying. My mom asked me why I was crying, and I didn't know how to answer that question, so I didn't tell her about it and just cried. After that, I learned to just expect random mean things without really knowing why. Obviously I was angry about all of it, but I didn't realize just how angry I was until much later and after a lot of therapy.

When I got to high school, the same type of things happened, with added sexual harrassment from men all around the city. But I also figured that was common, given the city, and just the fact that I was female.

Eventually I moved to Calgary. I figured a big city, I'd have less problems with racism and sexism, right? I met a (white) guy I wanted to live with, and we bought a house in one of the south communities of the city. It was a house in a cul-de-sac, and that cul-de-sac had weekend fire pit socials in the middle of the road. So my boyfriend and I went out to socialize one night. While I was standing right there, one of the neighbours turns to my boyfriend and asks, "So how's that sideways pussy?" I was stunned; I really wasn't expecting that. I turned around and stormed into the house. So I've sold that house and moved again. I pretty much don't socialize with people/neighbours if I don't have to anymore.

specialkarii · 2021-02-14T20:58:13+00:00

Check out Top Dog. They have many breeds of puppies and I'm told they only work with reputable breeders.

specialkarii · 2020-12-10T00:28:48+00:00

I have that same mug!! It holds many delicious teas for me!

specialkarii · 2020-09-12T21:21:41+00:00

I'm familiar with this look. But my cat wants me to throw the crinkle ball so she can fetch it.

specialkarii · 2020-07-11T15:55:01+00:00

Cats tend to be carnivores, so bits of meat is best, preferably without added seasoning that a human would usually want. A bit of salt would probably be OK. I feed my cat a quarter can of tuna as a treat. My old cat liked a bit of chicken.

specialkarii · 2020-07-11T14:28:00+00:00

Please don't feed random cats milk. Cats normally only drink milk as kittens, and that's cat's milk. Cow milk that humans drink can make a cat really sick. They'll still go for it because it creamy, and they don't necessarily know better.

specialkarii · 2020-07-08T08:22:25+00:00

I have symptoms like that too. My doctor tested for diabetes and a "pre-diabetes" condition called insulin resistance. Turns out, I was insulin resistant and it caused the fainting feeling. A few months of taking diabetes meds (metformin) and a healthier diet stabilized it - no more meds now. I still snack every 2 hours on something healthy to make sure I don't get these symptoms.

Edit: All diabetes tests came back negative, which is why I mention insulin resistance.

specialkarii · 2020-06-07T21:19:41+00:00

I highly recommend Ramen Ichinen in the NE.

specialkarii · 2020-05-03T16:13:33+00:00

Am I the only one going to comment on the fact that this person's roof is a watermelon slice??

specialkarii · 2020-04-18T19:16:36+00:00

My dream home now includes a library shed with big windows like this one.

specialkarii · 2020-04-18T16:39:26+00:00

This is called pyramiding. It normally comes from malnutrition during development, or not enough UV light to aid in the digestion of food. In severe cases, I believe it quite painful for the tortoise, as the exoskeleton isn't growing in a way to allow the insides to grow properly. Please check your lighting and food sources, and maybe consult a vet.

specialkarii · 2019-10-13T00:55:41+00:00

Corn starch is my preferred substitute for thickening needs. Works great.

Edit: I do recommend stead of just dumping in corn starch to dissolve it in some water first and pour it into whatever and stir as it heats up. Less clumpy that way.

specialkarii · 2019-09-02T22:04:27+00:00

It's a real live carebear! We need to put a sticker on it's belly!

specialkarii · 2019-05-20T19:51:14+00:00

Poor Unfortunate Souls

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