Abject Toadies in the workplace

As is undoubtedly obvious from the title, I work with a couple of real winners. Nicknames include Nasty Ass and Camel Toe...with good reason. These two are among the most inept of our species and it never ceases to amaze me that they are employed at all, much less employed in a law office.

A little background...NA (Nasty Ass) has "worked" here for 15 years. Knows nothing about any of the types of law we practice and refuses to learn any of the computer programs which have emerged over the past 5 years. Pretty picture. CT (Camel Toe) has "worked" here for 10 years and fashions herself an administrative assistant, although she is not capable of stringing together 2 sentences...wait, I take that back, one sentence. She also has no desire or capacity to learn how to use the computer. It is 2008. How can this be? These people are paid really well and yet they actually complain about their jobs (which I have yet to identify)...it is a stunning set up and one I would be anxious to leave behind, however, I actually do like (like and respect are two different things) my boss and have a vast appreciation for the flexibility I'm afforded. So, what's the bitch?? The bitch is that it is increasingly difficult to maintain that elusive day to day grinding work ethic (so necessary to keep one going) in the face of such blatant disregard for the job, the product we are supposed to stand behind, not to mention our firm's reputation.

Now, out of my own frustration, I have stooped to being the pot-stirer...like today when they electively took off for the mid-day 2 hour shopping trip (on the clock) while the "boss" is away, I decided to greet them with a little white lie--""boss" called and was wondering where you two ladies were..." see, they thought him in a long dental appt...I let the explosion of defensive, guilty, strangely angry banter ensue for at least 5 minutes before saying..."just kiddin"...hehe...this pleases me as I just can't stand either one of these crotchety old bitches...