Good Morning everyone,
I need advice on an ongoing situation at my job which seems to be getting worse. Background: I am a 67 year old female working part time (30 hours) at a restaurant/gift shop. Been there 4 years.
About two months ago they hired a man who was hired to work in the kitchen. I normally work in the gift shop by myself because the store isn't that busy. The Kitchen Manager complained to HR that he was "coming in drunk", smelled of body odor and in general was unkempt. They shifted him over to my area which upset me. He is very loud with the customers, flirts with the females and will jump in front of me (literally) to wait on an attractive woman. He will often follow people out the door still talking.
I know that he drinks because he lives close by me and will go to the liquor store (I go to the Dollar Tree next door) and buy a bag of miniatures, drinks a couple, throws them on the ground and gets in his car for work. I have also seen him walking to work ( I was sitting at a stop light) drink one of those large cans of beer, pee and keep walking.
I was at the register when he came in that day and he fell into the door and onto his knees. He said he "didn't get any sleep" the night before. And hurried into the bathroom. I brought this to my Supervisors attention and his response was " I can't do anything; he's a functioning alcoholic". I was livid. He is red-faced, skinny as a rail and smells of alcohol and cigarettes. He is also so loud when he talks to me, customers and other employees that I almost jump out of my skin. We have other duties to do such as stocking shelves, empty trash, clean restrooms, etc. I have never seen him do any of these unless I tell him to. I am filled with anxiety each day I know I have to work with him. He talks nonsense such as " I have birds that talk to me", " I'm also a long haul truck driver along with this job", I save rescue cats at home and have about 100".
Does anyone have any advice at all?
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