That's more or less the answer I've seen to similar questions in the past. I think this is sadly, the correct approach the vast majority of the time. But I am

That's more or less the answer I've seen to similar questions in the past. I think this is sadly, the correct approach the vast majority of the time. But I am eager to hear if anyone has been in a situation where an issue like this was resolved as basic logic would expect. That is, the individual taking advantage of their seniority to do as little as possible was eventually talked with by a manager and the behavior corrected.