New paralegal didn't work out

It's unfortunate, because I thought an ADDer would be just what my office needed, but it turns out that a young 22-year old ADDer is not appropriate in a law office when the attorney is already an ADHDer.

She hasn't found her passion yet, I think. See, my passion is law. I will do whatever it takes to overcome my ADHD-ness and get the job done. I love what I do.

However, if you don't love what you do, don't you think you will be distracted by every little thing that comes along, if you are an ADHDer? I'm distracted by everything, but I have to eventually put it all aside and get the work done. It's not called "procrastination." It's called, "I'm ADHD and I'm not going to do it until it's the absolute last minute."

She was texting by phone, emailing, IMing, etc., to her friends and family throughout the day. She had downloaded a half gig of music. She was distracted by the "love of her life" whom she had only known for a short time, and he lived in New York.

She called in sick at least once, she didn't show up once (and didn't call in), and she was late several times. She also left early on several occasions.

One day, at about 4 p.m., I asked her to help me file documents that were stacked up in the conference room. She would take documents into the filing room, and then I would have to go find her (usually standing in the filing room texting) and drag her back into the conference room to get more documents. It was making the whole process more difficult.

Finally, I said, "I think you're done working for the day. Why don't you take off?"

She laughed and said, "You are so funny!" But she left immediately. I don't think she realized I wasn't trying to be funny. It was difficult to make her work. Might as well let her go home since her mind wasn't on her work.

So far, she caused me to miss 2 hearings and so far I had to pay to the psychiatrist who was involved in one of those hearings $250. I was able to get the judge to continue the hearing I missed this morning, which the new paralegal was supposed to calendar. She scanned the document, but she didn't calendar it.

Since she left, we have found many of the files mis-filed.

She had the balls to ask for a $3.00/hour raise on the day she packed up her belongings and quit, in anticipation of our rejection of her request. She left a note saying, "I think I have the potential to be able to earn the extra $3 per hour that I am requesting."

The POTENTIAL??? First, show me the potential, and then I'll show you the $3.

What is wrong with people? I have been through so many paralegals. All I want is for someone to do some filing, talk to clients, calendar some stuff. I'm not asking for a rocket scientist.

Can't anyone work for a wage these days?