That's why I backed out of the partnership I started to go into. My potential partner is my assistant instructor right now, but she wishes to be made a "co-head". She is late to every practice, sometimes as much as a half hour. When she comes in, she strolls in like she is early rather than late and talks to all of the parents about whatever (but its never about class). Then she stands there and eats her breakfast or dinner and tries to gossip with me while I am instructing class. Lately I have been ignoring her to see if she will take the hint. She won't jump in and 'assist' or teach anything unless I give her specific instructions. Then half the time I look over and she is talking with the girls rather than instructing. The parents all love her (because she gossips with them) and can't understand my problems with her. When they win a competition she gets credit (when she never did anything. i have coached them for 5 years and she has been there less than a year and was only supposed to assist with my maternity leave but kinda stuck around). The organization I work for won't fire her because we have to have a backup instructor for each class and she is the only backup. I'm sick of her not doing anything. UGH!