Sending the Drug Message Home

Sending the Drug Message Home

In this paper the author will discuss an article retrieved from her daily weekly readings database titled "Sending the Drug Message Home". The articles talks about parents who inadvertently bring their problems to work with them. The article discusses programs that employers will be implementing in order to help parents cope with their problems at home. In this paper the author will define the problem outlined in the article and describe the issues related to the problem addressed by the article. The author will also consider the implications of the article to employers, employees and society such as the ramifications if the problem is not addressed and the tangible benefits of resolving the problem. Finally, the author will describe and evaluate any solutions provided in the article. While reflecting on these key points the author will also include her informed interpretation and analysis of the article.

More families now have two working parents. With both parents working, it is impossible to keep tabs on what their child is doing at all times. When working parents find out that their children are experimenting with drugs, it becomes a major problem not only at home, but at the office as well. The problem defined in the article is that many parents dealing with personal problems, such as their children using illegal substances, do not know how to cope with a problem of this magnitude, so they end up bringing their problems to the office with them. As a result of employees bringing their personal problems in to the office, the problem now becomes that of the employer. When employees bring their problems to the office, the employee may not perform well on the job, they tend to become less productive and they may make more mistakes than they normally would.

Employers are faced with the outcome from the problems employees bring in to the workplace. However, some employers feel that they should distance themselves from trouble spots that are not work related, as a way to avoid overstepping their boundaries (Brooks, 2002). Employers should not ignore the fact that the employees are bringing problems from home to the workplace. Employers should not disregard an employee's at-home problems because when the employee interacts at work with co-workers or customers the employee will appear to be stressed and the employee will also be less friendly causing other problems in the workplace, which is one issue related to the problem addressed in the article. The main issue related to the problem addressed in the article is the fact that since more families have both parents working it is impossible to know what their children are doing when the parents are away at work. When families have problems at home whether it is a drug-related issue or some other type of issue the parents will, in some way, bring his or her problems to the workplace. As a result of both parents working and dealing with at-home problems, the problems are brought to not only one business, but the problem is brought to two businesses.

The article implies that employees should take advantage of the At Work