| The Company Executives Put Into Operation Quite A Few Programs In Order To Cut The Costs Related To Poor Employee Work Performance Christine is a forty-seven-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large silver plating company. To reduce the costs correlated with employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, poor employee work performance, work related injuries, excessive sick days, and increasing absenteeism, Christine and the other company executives instituted numerous programs that made the work atmosphere substantially more healthy, safe, and more productive. As an illustration, fifteen years ago Christine and the other members of top management put into operation an Employee's Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to quality therapy for their personal problems that could adversely influence their work performance, personal well being, and their health. As another example, nearly six-and-a-half years ago Christine and the other company executives built a modern exercise and workout room complete with scales, exercise charts, a personal trainer during business hours, mirrors, many different types of exercise equipment, and weights. As another illustration, approximately two-and-a-half years ago, Christine and the other company administrators sponsored a "Weight-Watchers" class that currently meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 AM until noon. In addition, the company administrators employed a weight-loss healthcare professional to administer the program. In the last eleven months, in a joint venture with the Employee's Assistance Program, Christine and the other members of upper management established an "Anger Management" class for employees who want to learn how to better cope with their anger. In the last two months, Christine and the other company executives put into operation a drug and alcohol testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In actual fact, Christine is the main individual in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the workers about the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as well as the drug and alcohol testing program. Another fairly recent addition to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled "Alcohol Statistics and Facts." The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is that more than a few individuals are unsuccessful in their attempt to comprehend the full impact of the results of alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse without first hearing about some of the alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction statistics and facts that are available. As a consequence, one of the goals of this class is to provide various alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction facts and statistics in order to help employees gain a better comprehension of the massive number of issues that are related to irresponsible and excessive drinking and how they can stop these problems from coming about. Most recently Christine and the other VIPs, by way of observations from workers, created a class that centers directly on severe drinking entitled "What is Alcoholism"? This class meets every Monday morning an hour-and-a-half before work and focuses chiefly on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency, on some of the key differences between statistics on alcohol abuse and statistics on alcoholism, and on the different kinds of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an irresponsible manner. Although every single one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was anything but inexpensive, the company executives reason that they are several thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a more productive, healthy, and safe work atmosphere. |
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