We get a lot of 'young' engineers passing through who think they are hot stuff. Funny though how most of them only make it about 6 months until they get let go.
Oh gosh, this thread could open a can of worms.
Regarding the hotshot young engineers, we got some fresh blood here awhile back. First job he had ever had working for somebody else (worked for family business and most likely sold drugs in college). The job was not exciting for him, so he just started showing up late, leaving early, watching Netflix on his phone, leaving his desk for an hour or two at a time, etc, etc. Basically got away with everything he could while he was here. Lazy management did not help the situation.
Personally, I always thought it was a good idea to attempt to impress your first employer with your reliability and work ethic.
The problem took care of itself. His side business selling e-cigs was so successful, he could quit this gig and went full time with that. Congrats, bro.