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[quote=Anonymous]I have a coworker with a history of erratic behavior. She's always kept it under wraps, mostly, with clients but the past few months have been different. Our bosses decided to remove her from her client facing role and she would be doing something non-client facing. They broke the news to her yesterday at the end of the workday. She was very very very upset; I happened to be in the right place at the right time and heard her venting. She said "I don't think I will make it through the night. I have lots of drugs at home I can take." among other statements of "now I have nothing" and "what am I going to do?" through tears. This sounded suicidal to me so I told the boss. He called the employee assistance person to come out and talk to her. There was also two crisis workers. They talked to her and apparently she kept talking in circles, saying "nothing matters" and refused to safety plan, etc. Cops were called. They determined no danger to self or others so not in their purview. Another HR person came and told her she was being put on administrative leave until she was cleared to return to work and is not allowed on premises until then. (I later learned that something very similar happened with her a few years ago - before I worked there.)

She is older and has health issues.

Now I'm getting texts and emails from her about how she now has no job, no health insurance, all because of me. "Why did you do this to me?"

I don't even know what to do at this point.[/quote]

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