Personalities

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

Sometimes the biggest asshole is also one of the best employees. Maybe they aren't what you would call a "people person"- meaning they are quite blunt and have no care for whether something they say will offend other employees or customers- but they show up on time every day, they do great work without whining about it, they jump in and help when others are struggling, cover for fellow employees who are having an emergency, etc. 

That sort of employee might not be the sort some employers would want on the 'front lines" but I'd definitely take that employee over ones that have poor work ethics. Work ethics trump certain personality flaws as far as I'm concerned. JMHO.

I wanted to add something here, as I agree. A week ago, I was thinking about job options as I've been working as a trustee for the family estate for a whole year now. I was able to get by on compensation from the estate, but now that we are close to selling it and the trust is running low on funds, I have been looking for employment again.

So, I called my last manager to see if she needed to come back to my old job. The number was not hers now, it is the dist. manager's number now (who I like and who would remember me). He told me she was fired a while back for rude behavior and passing off her responsibilities on other employees. I told him I like her because she was rude and brutally honest with me, comes from her biker past. She went above and beyond all the time, but I was more or less aware of her passing the buck on some duties.

She had a poor bedside manner, but she was good at her job. I have to suppose her health was making her pass the buck on her duties, she was close to retirement age. Other than that, I thought she was quite good and reliable. I did notice that some slacker employees were able to keep their jobs for their loyalty, punctuality, and attendance, to spite their slacker ways and how they would spread their work load around on other employees.