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Old 01-29-2014, 09:11 AM
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Change4good
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Originally Posted by Ruby2 View Post
good for you. i did inpatient detox followed by inpatient treatment. called my supervisor one sunday and said i needed to do it. didnt really impact work at that point as i had already taken lateral transfer to lower "status" position because of drinking which prior supervisors not aware of or only vaguely aware of. if you do have concerns do you have an employee assistance program to discuss them with before talking to VP? if not i still think for me it was worth it. i still have my job and i don't drink. would rather have lower status job and be sober. good luck!
I appreciate your post. I have told my VP that I have a medical emergency. Left it at that. I have a great primary care physician, and will enter into counseling and bereavement therapy (long overdue) when I am released.
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