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When coworkers disagree on how to handle a colleague's addiction affecting everyone

Three of us at work have been covering for our manager's drinking problem for months and we're all burning out but we can't agree on whether to report it or keep trying to help him. The stress is affecting our own work and we're starting to resent each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different values about loyalty and accountability are fracturing the very support system they need to navigate an impossible situation.

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