Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Alcohol Abuse in the Work Place
There are individuals suffering from too much stress or worry that would resort to drinking alcoholic beverages to calm their nerves . There is a feeling of relaxation upon taking alcoholic drinks and this is true with moderate amount of intake.Excessive drinking by employees will cause hangovers, a realà pain in the workplace. Heavy drinkers employees is an expensive problem for many businessà and industries worldwide brought by their absenteeism. The losses includes productivity, injuries and additional claims on health insurance.The moderate amount of alcoholicà drinks like aà single or two glassesà of wine, a shot of vodka, beer, whiskey orà whatever drinks with alcohol can relax an employee after work but the excess intake maybe a defense againstà life problem. Alcoholic abuse become an issue and a serious one in the workplace.When an employee wasà hooked into alcoholic drinks, he cannot face the day without alcoholic drink even early in the morning, cann ot attendà a social or professional meeting, conceal how many bottles he drank or in denial about his drinking. The cycleà of excessiveà alcoholic drinkingà will continueà that willà leadà to jobà loss, financial worries, loneliness, divorce and may even jeopardizedà a marriage relationship (Bartholomew 89).Many of the excessive alcohol drinkers doesnââ¬â¢t realize thatà their vicious cycle ofà drinking can create a feeling of depression Andà they can only overcome the feeling byà drinking and drinking until there is a feelingà of numbness. Further depression leads toà increase intake of alcoholic drinks.Alcoholicà abuse at workplaceà will be explored and analyzed to understand the reasons, symptomsà and possible plan of actions to correct and prevent excessiveà drinking. This studyà will be of significance to many individuals who are currently hooked with alcoholisms, students of social sciences, families and relatives of alcoholic drinkers and the entire society.DiscussionEvery individual have a choice if theyà want to haveà alcoholic addiction. Alcoholic abuse in the workplaceà does not only harmà the excessive drinker butà threatensà the companyà and co-employees safety , affectsà their jobà performance and result to great loss in productivity (Lehman 88).The immediate superior and co-workersà of alcoholic employee are into an awkwardà position to decide whether to report theirà alcoholism or to cover up their mistakes. Thereà are circumstances thatà employees does not drink atà theà workplace butà prior to work reportingà wereà alreadyà equippedà with full tank of alcoholic drinks inside his body, this willà definitely affectà theà individualââ¬â¢s job performance, prone to accident and became less productive. The workload are not accomplished on time and other employees are affected by work backlogs.There are many sign s and symptoms that an employee is into alcoholism while at workplace such as unexplained, prolonged and frequent absences, prone to accidents while out or in at work, reduced productivity, overreactions to criticisms, suspicious of other workers, erratic work patterns, hard to conceal hangoversà in theà morning, indifference withà personal hygiene, exhausted easily, slurred speech andà à unsteady walking. The signs of physical deterioration and loss in productivity are prominent. There are circumstances thatà other co-workers who covered up the alcoholic drinkers, lend them moneyà andà patched their work load (Bartholomew 89).This instance will not be of help to alcoholic drinker at the workplace for they have all the chance to continue their bad habits of drinking. Other co-workers will attempt to handle the situation of alcoholic employee and will not seek assistance or advice from qualified personnel of the company.This act of co-worker is not enough to co rrect the alcoholics from their vices and it is advisable to report their co-worker (Shinderman 65).. The threatà of losing his job is present but it may be the other way around, he may intend to seek help from qualified personnel and correct the wrongdoings.The employers of alcoholic drinkers have much larger problems than their afflicted employee and it is detrimental to the companyââ¬â¢s productivity. Absenteeism for employees under the influence of alcohols have higher percentage than other employees, prone to claim more sickness benefits and account that intoxicated people areà more prone toà accidents at workplace.The incident of alcoholism was not limited to lower level workers but even those employees in rank positions are prone to alcoholism (Lehman 86). Taking stepsà in assisting the alcoholic drinkers at workplace is significant in preventing their addiction toà alcohol and possible remedial action that would not only beneficial to the employee but asà well asà to their co-workers and families. The workplace is one of the communityââ¬â¢s vital component in changing the attitudes of alcoholic abuse victims towards an intoxicated consumption of alcoholic drinks (Bartholomew 91).Payingà close attention toà alcohol abusive employeesà ofà the company is an approach to warn the alcoholics that a company can enforce action againstà alcohol abuse. Interventions byà employers such asà talkingà directly toà alcoholà intoxicatedà employee and informing them of possibleà actions for theirà misdeeds can improve the rate of recovering from alcoholism. Alcoholism can beà regarded as a health issueà but atà the same time is an integrity issue in the corporate world. By helping an alcoholic employee at workplace is a plan to restore the confidence of the company and the employee himself.Creating positive changes in workplace will only happen with alcohol-free policies, programs and possible c onsequences at workplace. Improving the workerââ¬â¢s environment will provide benefit to every one at in the workplace (Lehman 89).A clear message that employeeââ¬â¢s alcoholism is not only his problem but the entire companyââ¬â¢s problem and working together to solve alcoholic abuse will be one of the best course of actions.Various conditions and situations accompanied alcohol abuse, an example is an alcoholic employee with mood swings and depressionà and its can be observed when he is having difficulty to focus on his work and meetà their schedules. Outburst of temper, restlessness, poor attention to details, impatience, tolerance to boredom, disorganized thoughts and working table, impaired concentration, procrastination, inability for relaxation and no follow through are symptoms that an employee is into alcoholism.Alcohol abuse is a kind of psychological disorder with an individualââ¬â¢s difficulty to control the excessive intake of alcohol with recurrent nega tive outcomes. The amount and frequency of alcohol intake may differ from one individual to another but the pre-occupation with alcohol with negative effects matters.The urbanization of a society explain the theory that alcohol has been discovered and utilized as replacement for unclean water reservoirà and it is not surprising that there are individuals with high alcohol tolerance (Bartholomew 94).The range of alcohol abuse damageà the different aspects of an individual life and possibly others. The overabundance of alcohol will have an impact on the physical aspect of an employee such as cirrhosis of the liver, alcohol dementia, heart disease, sexual dysfunction and even death. In social aspect, the impact of alcohol abuse includes jeopardy in marriage, divorce and anti-social behavior because of alienated consideration by the society.In terms of economic, there is a possibility of losing oneââ¬â¢s employment, poor judgment, incapacity to pay the living quarters and finan cial difficulties. Alcohol abuse may also have legal consequences when an individual was charges for public disorders or driving under the influence of liquor (Lehman 85).The emotional consequences of alcohol abuse will damage the relationship to their children when father or head of the family is the alcoholic, chance for verbal abuse to his coworkers and family members and lose of oneââ¬â¢s self respect.
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