Timeline for I think a new hire is on drugs. (how) Do I confront the situation?
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| Mar 26, 2022 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/1507779416297984003 | ||
| S Mar 22, 2022 at 5:44 | vote | accept | ahron | ||
| Mar 21, 2022 at 11:57 | answer | added | MvZ | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 20, 2022 at 15:02 | history | edited | ahron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2022 at 11:15 | comment | added | ahron | @DaveGremlin The content under that question is very helpful, yes. The only difference is that in this case, I am not just a coworker but the decision maker (read owner) at a very small operation (= no full time HR). So any lack of performance is literally on my money and time. | |
| Mar 19, 2022 at 19:34 | comment | added | Dave Gremlin | Does this answer your question? Coworker consistently shows up drugged out | |
| Mar 19, 2022 at 14:47 | comment | added | Daniel R. Collins | Frankly my guess is that you might be dealing with two different people in this all-remote situation. One ringer to pass the Zoom hiring interview. A different person trying to hold down the job. | |
| Mar 19, 2022 at 8:16 | comment | added | ahron | @Job_September_2020 yes, that's a very good idea. Thanks, I'll try it if needed in the future. | |
| Mar 19, 2022 at 8:16 | history | edited | ahron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 19, 2022 at 8:14 | comment | added | ahron | @joeqwerty Yes I don't care about their substance use as long as it doesn't affect the work. But in this instance they were unable to hold a conversation or communicate properly, that is a problem, because we had to discuss what the product should be like. You are right about jumping to conclusions based on a single conversation though, thanks for that. | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 22:46 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 18, 2022 at 20:16 | comment | added | Job_September_2020 | Is it possible that the he may have a new medical condition that requires him to take some medicine, which may cause some side effect ? Can you ask him if his health is OK ? | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 20:01 | comment | added | joeqwerty | You say that their work is good and that you don't care what drugs people are on as long as the work is good... yet here you are asking how to confront the issue of this person potentially being on drugs. It either concerns you or it doesn't. Maybe don't jump to conclusions and make judgments based on a single conversation. | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 19:47 | comment | added | franklylately | I was once on a Zoom interview with a 3-second delay, and various other technical difficulties, that made listening / responding extremely difficult to the point I asked to just jump on a phone call. I've also drank incomprehensible amounts of coffee and my mouth turned to sludge. Jumping to drugs is a pretty far and damning accusation. | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 19:35 | comment | added | softwaredev1 | Keep in mind there's more reasons than drug use for this behavior. It could be related to anxiety, their mental state (perhaps something happened and they're super upset) or lack of sleep. Maybe something was going on in the background? They could have been distracted, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean your designer is on drugs (and if it's drugs it could be for a valid medical reason). If their work is good quality you shouldn't care about it. | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 18:52 | vote | accept | ahron | ||
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| Mar 18, 2022 at 18:36 | comment | added | ahron | 1st was a short Zoom call with video. All other calls were audio only. I don't actually care what drugs people are on, as long as the work goes on. | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 18:28 | comment | added | Donald | What sort of medium was this conversation? What sort of medium were the first few conversations? Was the medium different? If the position does not require drug testing, you must ask yourself, would you require a drug test if this position was not remote? It being remote should not change the legal requirements for the position. Of course, I am not a lawyer, and I know nothing about the position, | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 18:26 | answer | added | sf02 | timeline score: 31 | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 18:18 | history | asked | ahron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |