Addiction signals the employee is experiencing something difficult in their personal life. It’s a symptom, not the cause of their problems. It’s important that you, as the employer, treat it this way.
Addiction can strike anyone at any place, and it’s nothing to joke about. It can completely ruin a person’s life, and even when it doesn’t go that far, it can still have a devastating effect for a long time.
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