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You could try letting higher ups know anonymously and see what happens. Perhaps write a letter. Another option would be to call the police when you know he is drunk and driving.
This is a tragedy + lawsuit waiting to happen. And it has nothing to do with the fact that the employee is driving a company car (although I'm sure that compounds it). At my old company (huge corporation), it was known that a man frequently drank on the job. His boss and coworkers knew it. He got in his own car and drove home (on his own time), causing a fatal accident. Was the company sued? You bet! Should they/could they have prevented it? Of course!!!
Today is the day before something terrible happens. Do what you can to prevent it.
Your boss is showing irresponsible behavior to the maximum. His mint suggestion clearly shows he is aware of it. The company will get sued back to the stone age and people could die.
You have a good relationship with this boss, And if you cannot adress this major concern to him go above. Imagine this guy kills a whole family while driving intoxicated. Awful.
The employee driving the car needs help for his alcoholism. There are different severity levels with alcoholism, And he sounds like his is way up there. If he drinks that much he is physically dependent on it. If he quits he could get DT's and that alone could be fatal. Withdrawal from alcohol in severe cases must be under medical supervision. Serious stuff. In a nutshell, even if he stops drinking one morning the shakes and other symptoms could still leave him impaired.
A drunk could be sober and perfectly fine for driving during his time at work and still reek of alcohol. I know a lot of drunks. Just because he is a drunk, doesn't mean he is actually drunk at work. If he really is, maybe figure out where he will be driving (like someplace where he will end up parking for a while), call the police anonymously saying you saw this car swerving all over the road at that specific location (and describe the company car) and see what happens.
I'd contact your bosses boss, or the company owners. A lawsuit in a company car would probibly cost the owners the company. They may thank you. If the worst that would happen is you'd get fired, you could live with that, the alternative is living with what may well happen to some innocent bystander.
Dept. of Labor has a link and offers protection against being fired:OWPP Home Page
This.
If I knew that I could intervene and did not......and something bad happened.....I would be responsible.
A drunk could be sober and perfectly fine for driving during his time at work and still reek of alcohol. I know a lot of drunks. Just because he is a drunk, doesn't mean he is actually drunk at work. If he really is, maybe figure out where he will be driving (like someplace where he will end up parking for a while), call the police anonymously saying you saw this car swerving all over the road at that specific location (and describe the company car) and see what happens.
Sure.
I worked with a guy that had some disease that caused him to have an odor of alcohol on him constantly. HR gave him breath tests numerous times; always a negative result.
Here's what you do: when he leaves the place have a Sheriff around the corner on notice who "discovers" that this guy is driving "erratically" and pulls him over. Works great. Best for all. Practice you best "Chief Wiggum" voice and/or get your bro. to do it!
Note: We lost our sister and cousin to a (dead) drunk driver right after she graduated from University. Two years later I took the keys from our promoted employee when he walked in from his "celebration" and was determined to drive, pissed, 30 miles home. Probably would have blown twice or more the legal limit.
Note: The executives above me in the "hierarchy" didn't have the balls to do it, so I did. This guy never forgave me, largely I think because he thought I was "below" him in the chicken coup. I would have hoped that since 1980 we'd be looking at this differently.
Your boss just DOESN'T SEE IT. It's a lot like dealing with Asbergers'. It doesn't register, even though it's right in front of him. Just let the Sheriff handle it!
A drunk could be sober and perfectly fine for driving during his time at work and still reek of alcohol. I know a lot of drunks. Just because he is a drunk, doesn't mean he is actually drunk at work. If he really is, maybe figure out where he will be driving (like someplace where he will end up parking for a while), call the police anonymously saying you saw this car swerving all over the road at that specific location (and describe the company car) and see what happens.
Are you kidding? You sound just as silly as my boss for aloowing it.
A drunk could be sober and perfectly fine for driving during his time at work and still reek of alcohol. I know a lot of drunks.Just because he is a drunk, doesn't mean he is actually drunk at work. If he really is, maybe figure out where he will be driving (like someplace where he will end up parking for a while), call the police anonymously saying you saw this car swerving all over the road at that specific location (and describe the company car) and see what happens.
Are you serious?
What company allows someone to get behind the wheel of a company car and the person smells like alchohol? You have to be joking! Good grief.
You must be a drunk.
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Just because he is a drunk, doesn't mean he is actually drunk at work. If he really is, maybe figure out where he will be driving (like someplace where he will end up parking for a while), call the police anonymously saying you saw this car swerving all over the road at that specific location (and describe the company car) and see what happens.
