“ALCOHOLISM: THE BOTTOM LINE” 1975 HOW TO DEAL WITH ALCOHOLIC IN THE WORKPLACE FILM XD50314

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This educational film discuses alcoholism in the workplace and the best methods to deliver aide to those suffering from the addiction. It is presented by Motivational Media (:42) and narrated by actor Lorne Greene (:55). Upon entering work, a female employee begins to apologize to her employer about being late (1:05). The film flicks to scenes from the evening prior of the same woman in bed with a bottle of liquor on her nightstand (1:08). She checks the window for the motel name and proceeds to call for a Yellow Cab (2:37). Her boss invites her to sit after she delivers an excuse about the brakes on her car (3:06). The supervisor decides against confronting the employee about a potential alcohol problem (3:12). Her supervisor offers to pay to fix her vehicle (3:44). The film notes those suffering from addiction frequently become expert liars which hinder them from receiving help (4:04). Another scenario follows at a manufacturing plant as the supervisor pulls an employee from the floor (4:30). The employee blames an unexcused absence on a back injury (4:48). The film reveals the same man to be sitting on the floor of a jailhouse drunk tank (4:58). His wife serves him breakfast after bailing him out from jail which he immediately gets ill from (5:28). He begins to suffer from withdraw (5:36). His supervisor seeks to reach out to the man and confront him over his drinking problem (5:58). In denial, the employee refuses to meet the employer’s confrontation honestly (7:08). Here the narrator notes an admission of an addiction is the first step to recovery (7:52). Specialists are trained to handle such situations which a plant supervisor is not. The supervisor ineffectively attempts to set up an arrangement for the alcoholic to continue to drink so long as he makes it to work (8:43). Another alcoholic pulls an empty container of booze from his desk (9:50) as he lies to his employer about leaving early one day from work. He tells the secretary he is leaving for the day and sneaks out the back door (10:20). The same employee is pictured at a bar knocking back shots of liquor (10:55). Recognizing the customer must drive his vehicle from the bar, the bartender attempts to cut the man off (11:33). Lack of documentation of tardiness and early departures on the supervisor’s end enable poor work performances (12:49). The supervisor decides to pass the problem to their mutual boss (13:43). An employee with a head injury locates his supervisor in the office (14:38). The employee begins an elaborate story of how he was almost killed (14:44). The film turns to the scene of a drinking and driving accident at night (15:32) as the car flips over and the employee is seen being drug from the driver’s seat by police (15:44). The officers inspect a head wound (16:14) as the employee’s voice is heard lying to his supervisor about how the wound was retrieved (16:14). He is placed under arrest for being under the influence (17:03). At the station, his blood alcohol level is tested (17:35). The supervisor calls out the employee on the numerous ridiculous stories the employee has used over the year to cover his drinking problem (18:34). The supervisor decides to fire the employee which does nothing to curb the alcoholic’s addiction (19:10). Job termination results often in increase of use as well as potential suicidal thoughts (20:43). Supervisors go over the work records of a struggling employee named Helen (21:24). Helen is pictured disgruntled at an employee council meeting (21:55). The employee’s drinking problem is addressed (22:39). The Union leader encourages the employee to try the employee counselor (25:38). Keith Kelley; the Vice President of United California Bank, Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies Program (26:31) discusses Helen’s case and the successful maneuvers of the Union leader. The narrator delivers a message to alcoholics, that life itself is the bottom line and that alcoholism is a treatable disease (28:40). The film was produced by Avanti Films Production Services and distributed by Motivational Media based in Los Angeles (29:39). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit