Can someone please give me a bit of advice about a girl at my work?

Can someone please give me a bit of advice about a girl at my work?
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If management has spoken to her before then obviously she has some history with this. Even if she does try to blame someone else I can hardly see how management would believe her. If she is disrupting you and your co-workers then something needs to be done. Perhaps you can get a couple other people to back you up.
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