Russ got expelled from high school when he was sixteen years old and eventually got a job at a local machine shop. For the last six-and-a-half years he has gained a reputation as a reliable and hard-working individual who hardly ever calls off work because of illness.
Around four-and-a-half months ago he started going out with a young woman named Emma. They appeared to hit it off right away and looked like they had a lot of fun with one another.
The Hazardous and Excessive Drinking Begins
When Russ met Emma, he rarely drank. This situation changed when Russ and Emma began dating on a fairly usual basis. In actual fact, everything was going fine until Emma called Russ one night nearly 4 AM and said that she had to breakup and that she couldn’t explain the reason at that moment.
The next morning before he went to work, Russ went to her apartment and found out almost immediately that she had already moved out. Russ took this exceptionally hard. In truth, he was bewildered because they appeared to be getting along so well.
When Irresponsible and Hazardous Drinking Leads to Work Problems
So what did Russ do? Rather than working through his pain and sorrow, he began getting intoxicated just about every night. It didn’t take long for his buddies at work or for his boss to notice that Russ was coming to work late at least three times per week and that he routinely called off ill. Moreover, some of the workers made an appointment with staff in Human Resources and stated that Russ frequently came to work with a noticeable smell of alcohol on his breath or on his clothes.
Russ’s supervisor heard about all of this from Human Resources and also from Russ’s fellow employees. So one Tuesday afternoon he invited Russ into his office. He told Russ that he had recently noticed an explicit change in his sick time, attendance, behavior, and in his work performance.
When a Manager Can Encourage an Employee to Get Help For His or Her Excessive Drinking
Russ’s supervisor also said that a number of his fellow employees reported him to Human Resources because he had been coming to work with the strong smell of alcohol. His manager then stated the following: “Russ, your fellow employees are not reporting you to Human Resources to get you into trouble or because they dislike you but instead because they are concerned about you. And I care too. I don’t want to meddle with your affairs, but it seems very clear that you are manifesting some of the characteristic signs and symptoms of a drinking problem. Consequently, I want you to go and see a healthcare practitioner in the employee’s assistance program to discuss your drinking circumstance.”
“Russ, I’m no healthcare professional or a psychiatrist, but I have seen several of my friends and relatives go through some extremely bad alcohol side effects. Furthermore, I have also experienced the signs of alcoholism first-hand in my own family. When individuals suffer from problems with drinking, these problems not only affect the drinker, but they also make an impact on his or her relatives, friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers.”
Russ admired his boss a lot and as a consequence followed through with his recommendation the very next day when he called and scheduled an appointment with a healthcare professional in the employee’s assistance program.
Russ is Still Depressed But Feels Some Hope That He Will Get Back on Track With His Life
Although Russ didn’t necessarily feel any better or less depressed about the sadness he still feels for Emma, he felt comfort knowing that his supervisor and his fellow employees cared about him and wanted what’s best for him. This gave Russ some emotional relief for the first time in a number of weeks and he honestly felt some hope that he would get his life back on track.
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