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A Considerate Supervisor Helps A Worker Address His Hazardous And Excessive Drinking After A Ruined Relationship
Barry got suspended from high school when he was fifteen years old and eventually got a job at a local Walmart. For the last nine years he has earned a reputation as a conscientious and hard-working employee who hardly ever calls off work because of illness.
Approximately six-and-a-half months ago he started going out with a woman named Carol. They appeared to get along real well right away and gave people the impression that they had a lot of fun with one another.
When Barry met Carol, he hardly ever drank. This totally changed when they began seeing each other on a fairly usual basis. If truth be told, everything was going fine until Carol without prior notice called Barry one night just about 3 AM and said that she had to call off their relationship and that she couldn't explain the reason at that moment.
The next morning before he went to work, Barry drove to Carol's condo and found out that Carol had already moved out. Barry received this news exceptionally hard. If truth be told, he was taken aback because they appeared to be getting along so very well.
So what did Barry do about Carol's departure? Instead of working through his pain and sorrow, he started getting inebriated almost every night. It didn't take very long for his buddies at work and for his manager to see that Barry was coming to work late at least three times every week and that he continually called off sick. Furthermore, some of his co-workers made an appointment with staff in Human Resources and stated that Barry over and over again came to work with a strong odor of alcohol on his clothes or on his breath.
Barry's boss heard about all of this from Human Resources and also from Barry's fellow employees. So one Thursday afternoon he invited Barry into his office. He stated to Barry that he had recently noticed a definite change in his behavior, sick time, work performance, and in his attendance.
"Barry, I'm not an authority about alcohol facts and I'm not especially all that knowledgeable about alcoholism facts, but I have seen many of my relatives and friends go through some really terrible issues because of their heavy and excessive drinking. My suggestion is that you take time and learn more facts about alcohol and what alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse can do to an individual."
"Why is this important? When people involve themselves in irresponsible and
excessive drinking, their drinking difficulties not only negatively affect the drinker, but they also make a negative impact on her or his family, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, and friends. Barry, in sum, I would like to see you get some help for your hazardous and heavy drinking from our employee's assistance program."
Barry admired his supervisor very much and as a consequence followed through with his suggestion the next work day when he called and scheduled an appointment with someone in the company's employee's assistance program. Although Barry didn't necessarily feel any less depressed or feel better about the hurt he still has about Carol, he felt comfort knowing that his supervisor and his co-workers cared about him and wanted what's best for him. This gave Barry some emotional relief for the first time in more than a few weeks and he frankly experienced some hope that he would get back on track with his life.
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