A Manager Successfully Helps an Employee Address His Depression, Excessive Drinking, and His Ruined Relationship and Helps Him Learn How to be a Happier Person
Russ got suspended from high school when he was sixteen years old and eventually got a job at a local pet food manufacturer. For the last eight years he has gained a reputation as a hard-working and diligent employee who only once in a blue moon calls off work due to illness.
About eight months ago he started dating a young woman named Emma. They seemed to hit it off immediately and looked like they had a lot of fun together.
The Hazardous and Heavy Drinking Begins
When Russ met Emma, he rarely drank. This situation totally changed when Emma and Russ started dating on a fairly regular basis. In fact, their relationship was going fine until Emma called Russ one night nearly 2:30 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, Russ went to her apartment and found out that Emma had already moved out. Russ took this really hard. In reality, he was astounded because they seemed to be getting along so very well.
When Heavy and Hazardous Drinking Leads to Problems at Work
So what did Russ do? Rather than working through his agony and pain, he started getting drunk just about every night. It didn’t take long for his coworkers or for his supervisor to notice that Russ was coming to work late at least once per week and that he frequently called off ill. Furthermore, some of his co-workers made an appointment with staff in Human Resources Department and said that Russ routinely came to work with a strong odor of alcohol on his clothes or on his breath.
Russ’s manager heard about all of this from Human Resources and also from Russ’s co-workers. So one Tuesday afternoon he called Russ into his office. He told Russ that he had recently noticed a definite change in his sick time, work performance, attendance, and in his behavior.
When a Supervison Can Motivate an Employee to Get Help For His or Her Heavy and Irresponsible Drinking
Russ’s boss also articulated 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 the HR Department to get you into any trouble or because they don’t like you but instead because they are concerned about you. And I care too. I don’t want to pry into your life, but it is evident that you are displaying some of the basic symptoms and signs of problem drinking. Consequently, I want you to go and see a healthcare practitioner in the employee’s assistance program to discuss your drinking behavior and your depression.”
“Russ, I’m no doctor or a psychiatrist, but I have seen more than a few of my relatives and friends suffer through some extremely negative alcohol side effects. What is more, I have also experienced the signs of alcoholism first-hand in my own family. When individuals suffer from problems with drinking, these difficulties not only affect the drinker, but they also make an impact on his or her family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and relatives.”
Russ respected his boss quite a lot and as a result followed through with his suggestion the next work day when he called and scheduled an appointment with a healthcare professional in the employee’s assistance program.
Russ is Still Depressed But Experiences Some Hope That He Will Get His Life Back on Track and Begin Feeling More Happiness
Even though Russ didn’t automatically feel any better or less depressed about the loss of Emma, he felt some comfort knowing that his supervisor and his fellow employees wanted what’s best for him and cared about him. This gave Russ some emotional relief for the first time in more than a few weeks and he actually felt some hope that he would get back on track with his life and and begin to experience more happiness.
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