Drinking on the job will be a probable result if treatment is not sought. Most of us have seen the devastating effects of alcohol and intuitively know something is very wrong with the individual. Obviously the personal balance is out of whack and productivity diminished. On the work side, some managers and employees can be classified as 'workaholics'. The implication is they come early, stay late and if given the keys may in fact be found at work anytime.
Workaholics feel their self worth is defined by work.
When work is badly skewed in one's life then the balance goes awry. Their personal life is miserable and they often do not want to go home. If the work allows them to afford a bigger house then it often comes at the expense of a broken home. Alcoholism and workaholism are extremes but they help us get a sense of what is balance. If only personal balance were that easy.