If you are a recovering alcoholic or someone who has grown up as a child in the presence of an alcoholic, chances are that you do not know how to properly interact with other people. This includes knowing how to appropriately confront problem situations and problem people. Rather than politely bringing up a problem and firmly making sure that you are heard, you may allow tempers to flare up, you may become antagonistic, and you may even become threatening, all the while doing what comes naturally to you. That is because it is the only way that you know how to deal with situations or people. Every other healthy solution is not even an option in your mind since they seem as if they would not work. That is because they have not worked in the past, regarding your alcoholism or the alcoholism of someone else. Workplace drug testing not only ensures a safe, comfortable working space, but it also keeps this type of irrational problem solving out of the office. Onsite drug and alcohol testing either eliminates the problem altogether by getting rid of the employee, or it alters the problem by demanding that they learn suitable social compromises if they are to keep their job.
Learning new interactions can seem like a scary task with which to deal. However, it does not have to be. Individuals who are recovering alcoholics or who have lived with alcoholics in the past often feel distrust of others. Many times, they are not sure how to take someone’s reaction so they take it negatively. This is a mindset of always assuming the worst, and this mindset can cost you many thousands of dollars in your lifetime. It can cost you job promotions, it can interfere with your self esteem and self confidence. It can sabotage your own efforts to improve your life by making your believe that you do not really deserve good things and that they should go to another.
Mediscreen is an onsite drug and alcohol testing service which helps businesses all over Australia, and we would be happy to help you test your staff members and ensure that all of them keep learning and growing, rather than wallowing in old habits. Call us today:(+61) 1300 79 70 40.