I would normally go to the HR department with this information, but in this case, I work in HR and my boss is the Director of the department. Her behavior goes against everything I believe in and it’s starting to affect my morale at work. Since I don’t participate in the festivities she treats me as though she made a mistake in hiring me. Should I confront her? Should I just quit? From what I understand, the company is fine with the occasional fun during work, but again, she’s the Director of HR and she’s doing this at least 3 days a week.
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It’s been my experience that everyone has a boss. I don’t know what type of company you work for more specifically, but there must be an owner, or other managers that may side with you.
Otherwise, find yourself another job and find an environment that makes you comfortable.
If it actually affects her work, you should report it. If not, it sounds like you are just letting things get to you too much.
why do you need to do anything? It sounds as if you’re trying to boss your boss, maybe that’s why she doesn’t like you. I’m not saying I condone what she does; I’m saying your reaction is odd. You should find another job.
She reports to someone – who is her boss? Whether she works in HR is immaterial – all employees have an obligation to follow the company policies with respect to controlled substances (which usually include not being visibly impaired on the job.) In addition to your personal beliefs and your morale, she could endanger herself and others – driving everyone in her vehicle, for example, or conducting a safety inspection of machinery while impaired.
It would be helpful to start keeping a discreet log – on what days this occurs, are there other signs that she has been drinking (does she slur, does she miss time – esp. Mondays and Fridays, etc.?) Her boss may be more willing to listen if you have supporting data. Of course, if the company policy is that 3-Martini lunches are de riguer, you’ll have a tough time getting through.
Be prepared that the company may not want to hear what youhave to say, or know how to deal with this – one of my first HR bosses was a cocaine user and management was afraid to confront her…she eventually ended up in rehab followed by a long leave of absence, but her manager never dealt with the situation. People who have substance abuse problems end up being their own worst enemies in the long run, but are often very careful to cover their tracks and manipulate others into thinking that everything is fine for quite some time.
You may want to consider whether you want to work for a boss and/or company that doesn’t share your basic values.
Good luck.
I think we have the same Boss…..
Who cares, he can do what he please’s..Just stay away from him…………
She’s probably an alcoholic. The most important thing to do is accept that fact. Look around for your options of changing jobs–it might be a good thing all around, anyway, because all companies need HR staff.
If you continue to have to work under her, it will help to get understanding of Alcoholics—attend “Al-Anon” meetings and listen to other people in the group describe their experiences, and methods to cope with Alcoholics. These meetings are free, and “Al-Anon” is affiliated with “AA”, so there are a lot of meetings around. You can’t change your boss, but you can learn skills to work around her behaviors.