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Wow it just keeps coming

It Doesnt make sense

Imagine that you wake up this morning to a phone call from the Department of Employment and Training, wanting to discuss the reason that you had to let an employee go 2 months ago.

I'll give you a little background history, this particular kitchen employee would not only bring alcohol to work, he was caught a few time trying to sneak behind the bar before we opened to fill his glass with anything he could, I decided to take the high road since i have in my almost 30 years of the biz have worked with my share of alcoholics, I had the sit down talk with him, 3 times, the chef talked to him and his cousin (who also worked there) twice, he was sent home when he arrived at work drunk. the enitre situation came to a head when he cut himself at work one day, then while describing what happened I realized he was slurring (at 4:30 pm)  I sent him to the hospital with a manager and while he was being checked into the emergency room the manager requested that a Blood Alcohol Test be taken, a requirement for our insurance, the employee refused, also refused medical attention and left the hospital on his own and never returned to work, he had his cousin pick up his last paycheck for him.

Now fast forward 2 months, he has filed a unemployment claim, now stating he was let go due to lack of work, denies having a drink at work and said that we refused to help him when he cut himself,  so of course I have now made a testimony to the facts, gave witness names and all the blah , then was asked why didnt the company offer to assist him with his drinking problem, faulting us for not offering him any information on programs avaiable to help.  HMMMMM I am not the one that poured the alcohol down his throat everyday, so I ask

When are we as individuals responsible for our own actions?  Why has it become the responsibilty of the employer to fix all the woes of their employees, I pay above avaerage wages, offer uniforms, free meals and a flexible schedule what more must i do?

HMMMMM I wonder who I can blame

any thoughts?

Now for an Inappropriate recipe of the day

Infused Pommegranate Vodka

12 Indian Apples cut into 1/4's

2 bottles Cheap Vodka

1 cup Sugar

Put all ingredients into a large glass jar ( Those 1 gallion Ice Tea jars with a little spout at the bottom work great)

leave in on the kitchen counter shaking contents daily for 7-10 days, you can try tasting it for doneness after 7 days, vodka will turn a nice shade of red

This infused vodka is perfect for a POMM Martini

posted by: Geoffreys at 15:07 | link | comments |

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