Originally Posted by
Turninganewleaf 
I would avoid the rehab rout. You could be judged and even fired for being an alcoholic. At a 100,000 a year salary that would be a huge loss. I always associated rehab with street type folks or low bottom alcoholics and drug addicts. Which clearly, you are not.
This is neither helpful nor true. Yes, you may be judged for being an alcoholic. But you may also be judged for being too young, too old, too fat, too gay, too bossy, too female, etc. You cannot get fired for being an alcoholic unless drinking is impairing and impacting your job. Someone who is sober clearly isn't letting alcohol impact their work. If a medical doctor signs off on rehab (in America), treatment is considered medical. It is covered under FMLA, which allows a person to take up to twelve weeks of medical leave for themselves or to care for a family member without losing their position. Companies are required by law to hold your job for you. It is also covered by disability insurance if you have it. And human resources cannot share details of your medical condition unless you allow them to. An employer would much rather you get sober than deal with an employee who is spiraling in active alcoholism. Trying to scare someone out of getting help isn't helpful.