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    It's your manager's job to manage - I completely agree here but sometimes management appears to turn a blind eye to things, and telling a manager that their bestie is a slacker never goes well if it is true or not. It puts a target on your back and lands you under a microscope. This is especially true in a situation where the slacker is an employee and it is making a consultant look bad. A situation I have dealt with quite often. I am not sure if my question was not clear but I am looking for an alternative to being a tattle tale or confronting a senior and questioning their efforts. Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 14:20
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    Hm I seem to have missed the part of your question where you said you were a consultant. In the situation where you're a consultant, it's your job to make the client and its employees look fantastic. If you can't do that, for reasons on your side or theirs, you should probably end the contract at the earliest opportunity. I'm not editing my answer, since it answers the question you asked. Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 14:30
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    Yes, I think there's not really a way as an employee for you to fix this type of problem without confronting it in some way. You actually can fix this (or at least prevent it) as a contractor. I'll add another answer later that addresses the question you meant, rather than the question you asked. Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 17:08
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    Jesus this is a great post that works in a variety of situations. The only danger is pulling back. Only if I knew a way to pullback and not fail the project! Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 8:49
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    Re using "him" in brevity instead of "him/her". I would recommend singular they. Commented Nov 12, 2015 at 22:50