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I was fired for refusing to go to rehab for my ‘social drinking’: suit
- greenyoda 9y agoI don't think employers should be forcing employees to get treatment - that's between the employee and their doctor, psychiatrist, etc. If it's OK for HR to force employees to get treatment for alcoholism, is it OK to force an employee to get treatment for ADHD, anxiety, obesity, etc? If the employee is performing their job properly, HR should not have any problems with them. If not, their work performance should be addressed. That said, for companies in more conservative lines of business, there could be issues with getting drunk while attending a trade show. Employees on business trips are representing their company to customers, who might also have been present at that dinner. But getting drunk in front of customers indicates a lack of professional judgement, not alcoholism.