I absolutely agree, Pick. I spoke with AH's boss twice this past week after he called to find out what was going on. He didn't know what "disciplinary action" he would pursue, but he mentioned 30 to 60 days of leave without pay. Excuse me????
I told AH's boss that AH is ALREADY holed up in the house and whether he's paid or not, he probably won't get the "help" the boss said he wants to see him get if he's suspended w/o pay!
I suggest the EAP ("Employees' Assistance Program) people might want to get some co-workers together to stage an intervention. "Well, I dunno if we can do that or not...." Well then find out Mr. Bureaucrat! I agree that if AH was given the choice of detox/rehab or job loss, it might work. But ... the federal government works in strange ways. Bossman assured me AH would not be fired. It's got me scratching my head ....