Evasive
Submarine Boss
Phantom
🟢 Low legal riskTelltale symptoms
- Absent during crucial decisions
- Avoids anything requiring accountability
- Extremely slow to respond to emails/messages
Psychology profile
Fear of failure and lack of accountability. Defense mechanism to avoid decision-making stress. Minimizes presence to avoid becoming a target of blame.
Legal risk analysis
Work negligence — disciplinary grounds, not classified as harassment
Likely to be read as legitimate management, so relationship tactics beat legal ones here. Try the counter-strategies below first, and start documenting if it escalates.
Counter-strategies
- 1Establish 'Default to Yes' if no response by deadline
- 2All requests in writing with explicit timelines
- 3Include key stakeholders in CC for indirect pressure
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