Thrash that girl. I mean it. Do NOT let her get away with that bullshit. TAs may have it rough sometimes, but this girl sounds like she doesn't have anything together and hardly deserves that free ride. She needs to EARN that damn salary...
I guess I speak from bitterness of being (what I consider to be) a good TA, and having had to work with other TAs for large lectures who take what they have for granted. Usually we are put in groups of three to TA for large lecture courses (300+ students), and working with people like that drives me up the wall. Of course, I am usually not one to hold back my thoughts... so maybe they think I'm bitchy, too!
