What is a nice word for "flaky" or "scatterbrained?"?

Air head, puff ball, Blond,Republican.

I meant what can I use to tell her in a nice way that she is looking quite flaky to us?

Inexact, not paying attention to detail, sloppy, careless. These are descriptive and not judgmental. Describe exactly and factually what she is doing rather than using one adjective.

“You have been running ads with different prices.”

I just thought of , “you appear to be undependable.”

Unreliable.

Her work is of inconsistent quality.

“Not detail oriented.”

@jca I love unreliable ! But her work is not bad because she hasn’t shown up yet!!

Logic challenged.

Ninconpoop

Perhaps there is a better way to approach this, rather than listing her negative qualities (at which she might take offence and stop listening to what you are saying). As @gailcalled suggested, list the things that you think are characteristic of her flightiness, then give the qualities that you would rather see:

“We notice that you are switching prices frequently, and are worried about the impression this leaves with our customers. Publishing only the price you have decided on after careful consideration will build a reputation of reliability and trustworthiness, both for you and for the company. Please strive for this in future.”

Or something.

I think unreliable is good, if she misses appointments.

Another way you could word it would be “We’d like it if you could be more dependable.”

one step away from being fired.

“Unfocused.”

Oh wait, look! A squirrel!

You can ask her if there is some reason she seems to be so distracted that she is inconsistent with her work performance. I don’t know how old she is, or if this is her first job, but she needs to understand that as an adult, she needs to step up to her responsibilities.

Distracted

Maybe you could offer her a calendar and some suggestions as to how she could keep her schedule so she does not miss appointments.

Document her issues and go over them with her. I’d say 3 strikes and she’s out.

The odds are high that these characteristics have been pointed out MANY times in the past. It’s a sure bet that she’s heard it before, and from folks much less gentle than yourself. There’s no need for direct meanness, but I would certainly ask for explanations for each flaky event. Brace yourself, and try to maintain a straight face. Oh, and “flaky” and “scatterbrained” ARE the nice words.

remiss – adjective
I would be remiss if I did not thank my sister:
negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, thoughtless, heedless, lax, slack, slipshod, lackadaisical, derelict; informal sloppy; formal delinquent. ANTONYMS careful.

Unfocused
Focus-challenged

Inconsistent

She never showed up. We will use the two girls we used previously and tell her, “sorry; you never came or called so we’ve gone back to our other girls.” I am sure she’ll understand. I have a feeling this has happened to her before.

Ditzy.

I don’t think I’d be trying to be nice about it. Sounds like she’s doing a careless, sloppy job. Tell her she won’t have said job unless she tidies up her act. Sometimes direct is the kindest thing you can be.

Why use a word when you can tell her in full for her own good?
Honesty would seem to be the best policy in this instance.
If you were truely worried about her, and her position in the company, you would not mind telling her the whole truth even if it meant that she stopped talking to you.

At the end of the day, one of the things we have to come to terms with in life, is that people talk about people behind there backs.

Most of the time its benign, and simply personal opinion which everyone is entitled to.

If you’re intentions are honerable,at some point she’l come to the conclusion that you did indeed tell her for her own benefit.

And if she doesn’t, then she’s no loss and probably best kept at arms length.

Theres loads like that where I work.

And some of then probably view me the same way.