I would not recommend direct confrontation (also known as intervention)
without professional advice. That could do as much damage as help. I would
advise talking to the woman’s doctor (it being a small town) and asking the
doctor to arrange for a family, doctor and friends’ intervention. I the
meantime the museum needs to distance the person from direct volunteering
and any responsibilities that have legal consequences. This situation is not
a joke, and it will not cure itself.
nburlakoff
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
Of Kate McDonald
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 11:43 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: drunk volunteer
My suggestion: clear, precise, compassionate confrontation. The volunteer
is probably in denial and it might be helpful to suggest AA.
>From: Jenny Rebecca Martin
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: drunk volunteer
>Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:48:40 -0500
>
>On the one hand, I can understand the feeling of one's hands being tied by
>small size, small-town politics, and what have you.
>
>On the other, however, I find it hard to believe that if more than one
>person is aware of the problem, nothing can be done. The motivating
factors
>that have been named -- whether one acts in the name of liability or common
>compassion -- far outweigh the reasons to simply let it lie. For both the
>museum's sake and the woman's in question, not to mention the number of
>lives that could potentially be saved were she to cause an accident or
>something of the such, something needs to be done. A number of people have
>provided excellent points on this.
>
>I don't mean to sound overly critical or naive, but sometimes the right or
>best thing isn't the popular or politically correct thing to do. Good
>luck --
>
>The opinions the author expresses are strictly her own and not that of her
>employer's.
>
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>Jenny Rebecca Martin, Collections Manager
>The Morris Museum Phone: 973.971.3712
>6 Normandy Heights Road Fax: 973.538.0154
>Morristown, NJ 07960 Email [log in to unmask]
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Mary L. Kirby
>Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:57 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: drunk volunteer
>
>
>The answers I have seen thus far are technically correct, and may be the
>way for you to go.
>
>However, I note that you said you are with a small art museum. If your
>museum as small as mine, and if the lady in question has a long time
>committment to your organization (the comparable person with my
>organization is a founding Mother and dedicated fund raiser), your hands
>may be tied. Mine are, and my fingers are crossed. Most of the board
>knows of her problem. Not only are we a small museum, but we are in a
>small town so liablity risk not withstanding, we feel we cannot confront
>the issue directly.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Mary Kirby
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>
>On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 22:45:18 -0800 Kimberly Radtke &/or Keith Routley
> writes:
> > I'm at a small art museum where we have one volunteer who daily helps
> > open up the museum. She occasionally arrives smelling of alcohol and
> > seems mildly intoxicated, but remains helpful, punctual and reliable
> > She drives to and from the museum. Personnel issues aside, I'm
> > wondering if people have any thoughts regarding what liability the
> > museum might incur if she were in an auto accident to/from the
> > museum while intoxicated. Presumably the museum would only be
> > potentially liable if it became known that she was retained despite
> > a documented problem arriving intoxicated? Any thoughts? Cheers!
> >
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