Of the last three tech companies I worked for, only one, AT&T, wanted a drug test. AT&T also wanted me to fill out a timecard for a salaried position.

I think this will be a much bigger conversation point moving forward.

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Anonymous wrote:Drug tests only screen out cannabis users who are likely not a problem while not catching cocaine users or alcoholics etc. Doesn’t make sense and it’s just another industry selling their snake oil to fearful and out of touch business owners.

why wouldn't it catch someone on cocaine?
And if a company has a morality clause in their contract which states 'no weed', well, they can test for it. It's still a federal crime as well. Off limits for government workers in all forms.

because cannabis is the only common drug that can be detected up to 30 days after use. All of the others (alcohol, cocaine, heroine, etc..), you just have to stay clean for a couple of days before your test and you will pass.

Except you get a notice and have to take a drug test within 48 hours. So unless you're the type of druggie who doesn't do 'hits' for weeks at a time...you'll be caught.

The point that usually goes right over the heads of most ignorant drug testing advocates is that Cannabis use is commonly only occasional and “off the clock” (aka no “hits for weeks at a time”) and will get you fired yet using much more dangerous drugs at the same rate will not show up on a drug test. That seriously undermines the justification that drug testing is necessary for workplace safety or performance. Smoking cannabis on a weekend camping trip three weeks ago shouldn’t get me fired from my job while my coworker doing coke on a business trip flys under the radar.

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Anonymous wrote:Never been drug tested for a job. What do they do about marijuana in states where it’s legal?

I wouldn’t want to have to disclose all my prescriptions to the company, so I would not pursue a job that required a drug test.

So you’re a druggie.

And you’re an ignoramus.

Says a druggie.

Not too bright are you?

Anonymous wrote:I won’t accept a job if drug testing is required. It’s a gross invasion of privacy.

I wouldn’t either. And i have never done anything other than cannabis, which I haven’t touched for over 20 years.

Anonymous wrote:I accepted 2 job offers (first one needed an answer before second decided) and both asked for drug tests. I’m at the director level and have an MBA.


Anecdotally, I have seen significantly more drug use as I’ve climbed the corporate ladder. Cocaine is especially prevalent .

I started in IB at Lehman (yes, I'm a dinosaur) and everyone was doing coke to be able to keep up with the insane hours.

Anonymous wrote:I think big companies in health and pharma tend to test.

Yep. H is in biotech and has always been tested. When he started as a rep, he'd get tested randomly - he'd get a call to get to the nearest Quest or Labcorp within 2 hours. He works in strategy now and gets tested when he starts a new job.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t want to have to disclose all my prescriptions to the company, so I would not pursue a job that required a drug test.

Your prescriptions aren’t disclosed to your employer. If you screen positive for adderall or something and have a prescription, the lab contacts you for documentation. That info isn’t shared with the employer.

Dumbest thing ever. I've never even seen pot, and it's a waste of my time to test for a company who doesn't care what I do after I'm hired.

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Anonymous wrote:Drug tests only screen out cannabis users who are likely not a problem while not catching cocaine users or alcoholics etc. Doesn’t make sense and it’s just another industry selling their snake oil to fearful and out of touch business owners.

why wouldn't it catch someone on cocaine?
And if a company has a morality clause in their contract which states 'no weed', well, they can test for it. It's still a federal crime as well. Off limits for government workers in all forms.

because cannabis is the only common drug that can be detected up to 30 days after use. All of the others (alcohol, cocaine, heroine, etc..), you just have to stay clean for a couple of days before your test and you will pass.

Except you get a notice and have to take a drug test within 48 hours. So unless you're the type of druggie who doesn't do 'hits' for weeks at a time...you'll be caught.

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Anonymous wrote:Drug tests only screen out cannabis users who are likely not a problem while not catching cocaine users or alcoholics etc. Doesn’t make sense and it’s just another industry selling their snake oil to fearful and out of touch business owners.

why wouldn't it catch someone on cocaine?
And if a company has a morality clause in their contract which states 'no weed', well, they can test for it. It's still a federal crime as well. Off limits for government workers in all forms.

because cannabis is the only common drug that can be detected up to 30 days after use. All of the others (alcohol, cocaine, heroine, etc..), you just have to stay clean for a couple of days before your test and you will pass.

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Anonymous wrote:The US is getting blanketed with fentanyl right now. Apparently we have enough to kill us all, thanks to the current open border policy.

There are people of all classes dying every day from drug overdoses. Its bad. I personally am aware of two deaths (one college student and another a grad) in the past 6 years.

The only job I've had to take a drug test for was a white collar position in a company that primarily employs blue collar positions.

Anonymous wrote:Drug tests only screen out cannabis users who are likely not a problem while not catching cocaine users or alcoholics etc. Doesn’t make sense and it’s just another industry selling their snake oil to fearful and out of touch business owners.

why wouldn't it catch someone on cocaine?
And if a company has a morality clause in their contract which states 'no weed', well, they can test for it. It's still a federal crime as well. Off limits for government workers in all forms.

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Anonymous wrote:Never been drug tested for a job. What do they do about marijuana in states where it’s legal?

I wouldn’t want to have to disclose all my prescriptions to the company, so I would not pursue a job that required a drug test.

So you’re a druggie.

And you’re an ignoramus.

Says a druggie.