I've known this girl for 12 years and through those years I have always known she was pretty spoiled. She is an only child and thinks and acts too young for her age. It really wasnt such a problem until this past year when I got her a job working w/me. She is a receptionist at our office (real estate). Honestly all she has to do is answer the phone...nothing else. The bottom line is she sucks at even the most simple tasks. She is constantly late, she takes down messages inncorectly and basically doesn't have common sense! The worst part is that her work ethic is so poor that she doesn't even care enough to try and do better. This again wouldnt be so bad except for the fact that my boss notices NOTHING. He is very oblivious to what happens in his own office. Whenever she makes mistakes, I let her know. I dont want to "rat her out" for every little thing she does but I did have to approach my boss about her constantly being late and taking way to many smoke breaks. Every time she leaves that desk either I or 1 other person (who is sick of her too)has to cover her ass! If this was any other co worker it wouldnt be that bad but since we were friends first I really dont know what to say without making a big production. Honestly Ive done a lot of soul searching recently and Im working really hard on my flaws. I have grown tremendously in the past few mos. Besides the work issue she is a VERY self centered and "entitled" person. I have come to realize that she is one of those "toxic friends" that only causes me stress, and in no way makes me feel like I am valued as a friend. She is very naive, she does nothing on her own. She is 22 and lives w/her parents who pay for EVERYTHING! I mean everything, no car payments, no insurance she doesnt even buy groceries. On top of that she barely knows how to cook things in a MICROWAVE (Im really not kidding)! I've matured, she hasn't and it is time for me to stand up for myself...Im just not sure how. One of my own flaws is that I cant have people disliking or being mad at me. I just feel so uncomfortable, my motto has always been it's easier to love than not. Please help!!!

~Annoyed in every way