First off, it's not someone I work with and it is not in our industry but I do know the chap and I know his fellow workers. It's not me as well and not asking for advice, just a little story.
2 years ago the chap was sent home after being found drunk on the job and was suspended on full pay for 6 months, it's not a job you can be hungover doing let alone going for half a bottle at lunch time.
Recently the cracks were showing and again he got caught pissed on the job.
There is nothing much they can do other than to suspend him for another 6 months, they cannot sack him, they have to treat the illness as the thoughts are that getting pissed on the job is a symptom of a disease rather than a deliberate decision.
It seems that it is fairly hard to get rid of someone with a severe drink habit even when it completely interferes with their ability to do their job.
2 years ago the chap was sent home after being found drunk on the job and was suspended on full pay for 6 months, it's not a job you can be hungover doing let alone going for half a bottle at lunch time.
Recently the cracks were showing and again he got caught pissed on the job.
There is nothing much they can do other than to suspend him for another 6 months, they cannot sack him, they have to treat the illness as the thoughts are that getting pissed on the job is a symptom of a disease rather than a deliberate decision.
It seems that it is fairly hard to get rid of someone with a severe drink habit even when it completely interferes with their ability to do their job.
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