I was thinking about the attention this guy has been getting.
If you had a good performer at your job who was liked by everyone…but he would show up to work drunk or otherwise compromised…how would your company handle it? And would anyone there call him a hero?
It’s good that he had a problem and he fixed it.
But, as my wife used to tell our kids..”You don’t get extra points for doing the right thing.”
Exactly, his recovery seems like a big publicity stunt, with no hint of humility.
I have to build and maintain morale by sharing my team’s successes at work whereas I am only faced with torrential negativity from above. It’s hard not to be depressed when that’s the case. It’s worse when that pattern is not in keeping with the job’s core values. They can’t keep people and can’t figure out why. It’s not always about the money. There’s a point where compensation isn’t high enough. Going the extra mile is fine in a crisis moment but that can’t be the status quo. The stress is too high and it promotes burnout. They fuss at me about bonus potential but have totally missed the plot. Once you’ve pushed people to the point it is effecting their health you’ve lost. Money is not the answer there. Fixing the broken system is the only solution.
“What good is your reward if you aren’t around to use it?”