i've taken a quick moment for this despite the fact that i'm super busy today =/

My Co-Worker Is a Slacker ... and My Boss Doesn't Care!
(click to read the full article)

excerpts from the article:

"Ignoring a slacking colleague's behavior might seem easier than a confrontation, but when one person on the team is slacking off, it usually affects everyone else's productivity, too.
Kerry Patterson, workplace communications expert and co-author of "Crucial Confrontations" and "Crucial Conversations," says slacker workers not only create more work for others, but their behavior also affects morale and team cohesiveness.

"As individuals tire of carrying more than their fair share of the load, they become upset. Sometimes their anger is aimed at the person in question, but it's equally common for people to become disappointed in the team's leadership," Patterson says.

"[They] ask such questions as, 'Why do the bosses allow this to continue?' and 'Why do hard-working employees receive greater and more complicated assignments while low performers are allowed to slide?' As employees spend more time thinking about, complaining about and talking to their friends about inequitable treatment, productivity takes a dive."

i think all bosses should read this article. oh, slacker too.