Saturday, March 24, 2012

No Surprise

A long-time manager disappeared the other day from his job and apartment.  However, there was no mystery.  Also, no one was surprised that he left without taking his clothing and personal belongings. Nor were they shocked that he took a few hundred dollars of TLC funds.

This story illustrates what happens when we don't do what we’re supposed to do in the program. While we don't know all of the details, we heard he was dating a woman who might have been using drugs. 

This came to light around a week ago when the man found what he thought were drugs in her apartment. But instead of turning them in to staff and reporting the incident, he kept it a secret. He told someone he "wanted to confront her."

Since our policy is to bring drug finds to the attention of staff, he already had crossed a line into questionable behavior. This breach of protocol, plus issues he'd been having with the house he managed, probably precipitated his abrupt departure.

We’re going to miss him because we invested time and energy to help him change. And while he’d made many improvements over the years, this illustrates what could happen to all of us. If we don't follow the guidelines and we fail to do the next right thing we can take the first step down that path to self-destruction.

We wish him well.

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