You should have followed the plan.
Did you take the test?
What happened with the drug & alcohol evaluation?
I tried to complete the program. I was suspended for 15 days.Due tomy scheduled vacatiion I was to be suspended Nov.27,28,29 andDEc.1 -13. The last two days would be scheduled after my vacation. So, this technically only gave me like 10 days to get the urine done. I thought ok, no problem.
The first week I called my D.O.N. and HR to ask if their was a appointed evaluator or treatment provider. I got both departments voicemail and received no response until Friday Dec.4,2009. So ,technically I didn't know who to goto until Dec.4,2009 when my DON finally returned my calls( after I've been calling her ALL WEEK!).
She explained to me on the phone the days of suspension, informed me of the return to workdrug test, she said in a condesending manner, "You must do this in a timely manner so it didn't restrict my return to work. She told me the lab where previous testing was done. She said to just go there and tell them I needed a return to work drug test. I then asked her what evaluator I should goto. She reccommended someone who works with the county that I was employed. And over the years I heard he was the one everyone went to.
Needless to say I had les than ten days to get an appointment with such person.
So, on Monday Dec.7,2009 i called his office. I got his answering service,not a machine a live person I spoke to.I left a messsage for him to return call I needed to make an appointment for treatment.Well , he didn't call me back on Tuesday. I called wednesday numerous times left same message with same women. No return call tuesday. I called wednesday several times, no call back wednesday. I called again on Wednesday, still no call back. by this time I was geting frantic .i had to be at least enrolled in a program and have another drug screening done. So, on Thursday I called again and stressed how important this was to me and my job. After waiting around all morning ,no return call. I tried calling my work. the DON or HR where not at there desks and their mailboxes full. So, I decided to call the lab where I was taken for the first test. When I told them I needed a return to work urinalysis they told me and I quote " I don't think we do that here?". I said you most certainly do, I was just there!!
To make another issue they told me I needed a perscription from treatment provider.
Needlesss to say continued calling and leaving messages, still no reply.It wa know Thursday afternoon when DON returned my call. I explained to her , I needed aprescription to get drug test but I could not get in touch with the evaluator she suggested.She said very nastily to me," This is the employees responsibility and I was to look in my insurance provider book and pick another person to call. Know mind you this is Thursday Dec.10,2009 close to three 0'clock.
Friday Dec. 11,2009, tried calling the evaluator again, still no call back. I spoke with DON again and she said I could call my family Dr. and go there. This was Friday afternoon when I called my family dr. He of coarse said he would do it. He told me to come first thing the following Monday morning.This date was Dec.14,2009, mind you I had to have results of test now but Tuesday Dec.15,2009 before I returned to work that night at 11:00 pm.To make matters worse, it snowed Monday Morning Dec.14, I had no 4-wheel drive and my daughter had a 2 hour delay.So, my Dr.cancelled his appointments until Tuesday Dec.15,2009. I still didn't have a treatment set up,every evaluator I called ,no callback.
I was told not to return to work until I had a treatment or at least an apointment with someone set up, and have them call DON and verify. I called DON and HR ,evaluators leaving messages all day. I basically was at my wits end. Not only was in the most trouble I have ever been in my life, my employer of 18 years didn't help me I was blown away and felt hopeless.
Well, on dec.16,2009 I started my vacation. So, know that I felt like I was being totally blown off by everyone