I'm not saying you should let him drive home drunk. I'm saying that he shouldn't be allowed to come to work drunk! By having an intern help him around, by driv

I'm not saying you should let him drive home drunk. I'm saying that he shouldn't be allowed to come to work drunk! By having an intern help him around, by driving him home, then you are facilitating his drinking. You're basically saying "It's ok to come to work drunk, we'll support you if you do". What I'm saying is that if this is a regular occurrence, you should put your foot down and say "No, don't come to work drunk, it's not OK". If he ends up in the curb because he favours his drinking over his work / life then that's his choice. I'm not saying fire his ass, I'm saying have a chat to him. A good manager will know how to do this. It's not a "You need help" talk, but it's a "We've noticed this behaviour, what's going on?" talk. If you don't have this talk, and continue to drive him home then you are facilitating his drinking, you're basically saying it's OK.