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Work Place Distractibility!



A father going through a difficult divorce while at the same time struggling with an adolescent daughter who was in and out of treatment for behavioral health issues.

While at work this dad was so concerned about his daughter that he dropped everything to accept cell phone calls, no matter what he was doing.

Customer feedback about the distractions was reaching his colleagues and the CEO of the company.

Not only was he distracted and provided poor customer service and disruptions in the schedule, he also fell deeply behind in record keeping and paperwork. The company felt the employee was highly valued and whose performance, until recently, had been outstanding.

A team made a thorough evaluation of the situation and developed this performance improvement plan:

No cell phone while on the clock unless it was a call from a doctor or an emergency.

A temporary reduction in helping customers to give him time to catch up on his paperwork.

Counseling to help work through his marital and parenting issues.

Called the number on the fliers around the office that helped employees dealing with divorce. The companies offered to pay for six sessions. 

The dad learned what to expect during and after the divorce, how divorce affects children and even took a course on how to represent himself.

This dad was unaware of how his behavior was affecting customers, colleagues, and the company. He was grateful for the support the company extended and being able to not have work be part of his stress anymore. The company saw immediate and noticeable improvements and was happy that this situation was turned around quickly.

“He’s going through a divorce,” is a phrase you don’t want to take lightly at work these days. 

Divorce can cause mental health and substance abuse issues. If your employee has been dealing with family court for years, you may have an employee with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Companies can provide all the help an employee needs to remain productive without getting into the nitty-gritty details of the employee’s personal life.

Work Wellness provides free posters that businesses can place around their offices and work areas to assist employees dealing with issues of family court. Email FamilyCourtWorkWellness@gmail.com and the company will be happy to attach the posters to the email.