How to stop a drink driver at work?
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I’ve overheard one woman I work with brag about her drink driving and how she didn’t seem too bothered about doing it.
I’ve now seen her drive into work “the morning after” in a state, she was not fit to stand up and walk nevermind drive a car. Again she didn’t hide the fact and was quite open about it. Bragging about how hungover she was.
I’m concerned for other peoples safety.
What action can I take to get the message across to her? Confronting her directly is problematic due to work reasons, I’d rather it was anonymous.
I’ve now seen her drive into work “the morning after” in a state, she was not fit to stand up and walk nevermind drive a car. Again she didn’t hide the fact and was quite open about it. Bragging about how hungover she was.
I’m concerned for other peoples safety.
What action can I take to get the message across to her? Confronting her directly is problematic due to work reasons, I’d rather it was anonymous.
Also, whilst the lesser of the evils, if she's showing up to work in a state that's an issue for both H&S and for those having to pick up the slack whilst she's insensible. Any reason not to tip off your employer? I know mine was quite sympathetic to the case of a colleague who had a perennial thirst and gave her time off for rehab and so on... Better that the problem is stopped from continuing rather than she be punished for her previous stupidity.
Report it to the police. Can either do it via 101 or the website. Registration number, make and model, name and times are ideal.
Ended up getting sacked.
donkmeister said:
Also, whilst the lesser of the evils, if she's showing up to work in a state that's an issue for both H&S and for those having to pick up the slack whilst she's insensible. Any reason not to tip off your employer? I know mine was quite sympathetic to the case of a colleague who had a perennial thirst and gave her time off for rehab and so on... Better that the problem is stopped from continuing rather than she be punished for her previous stupidity.
A friend is a manager at a supermarket and had a women turn up drunk. They went down the route of offering her support. But she wouldn’t admit that she had a drink problem. Ended up getting sacked.
LosingGrip said:
A friend is a manager at a supermarket and had a women turn up drunk. They went down the route of offering her support. But she wouldn’t admit that she had a drink problem.
Ended up getting sacked.
Unfortunately that is so often the case. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it erm...Ended up getting sacked.
It's always better when someone comes to the realisation on their own that they can't trust themselves with drink, but sometimes people just need a shove.
Much as I think DDs should get the book thrown at them (a very heavy, pointy book, thrown very hard) I'd rather the root of the problem is targeted as so many banned DDs just carry on driving, drunk.
Why not try telling her you've overheard someone else (who you of course would never reveal) talking about dobbing her in to the police and as a friend you thought you'd warn her before she got into serious trouble. Even lay on the pressure with "they might have already made the call"...
Might stop her in her tracks without all the associated pain of the police doing the stopping.
Might stop her in her tracks without all the associated pain of the police doing the stopping.
k that. Drink drivers get zero tolerance. She needs to be off the roads. As others have said there is zero excuse for it so this needs to be reported to the police straight away. Maybe your office has CCTV of her driving in and the police could use that against her.
If she hasn't been caught and she is bragging about it she wont care that people are talking about her as she will think she's got away with it.
If she hasn't been caught and she is bragging about it she wont care that people are talking about her as she will think she's got away with it.
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