I've suspected my supervisor may have a drinking problem for awhile, but a meeting earlier this week pretty much solidified it for me. We were on a vendor call and their demeanor was a mess and they were slurring their words. It was pretty obvious and embarrassing. I understand that normally in these situation you take it to HR, well, we are HR.
We are a team of 3, myself, my boss (CHRO) & an HR Assistant.
We are mainly virtual and I do not have concrete evidence for reasonable suspicion. And to be honest I like them, they are mostly a good boss and good at what they do. I fear taking this to the COO will create a nasty domino effect. I'm also afraid to address it with them directly, from a human standpoint, as I'm ultimately afraid this will back fire and will result in me losing my job.