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Article: Road to recovery: depending on the symptoms, it is possible to diagnose and cure some prima donna employees.(Firing Line)
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- Prosales
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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I was afraid that Tim was suffering from the dreaded Prima Donna Syndrome. I reviewed his symptoms:
* Tim felt many daily tasks were other people's responsibility. He hated working the front counter and always looked for someone else to handle his paperwork.
* Tim was often late. The store manager frequently would have to cover the counter for him on days he was scheduled to be there.
* Tim angered his co-workers with his condescending remarks and his lack of interest in helping out. He was not a team player.
These symptoms are common in two varieties of Prima Donna Syndrome (PDS), so I now had to determine if Tim's case was the ...