drug testing at the workplace......

SPEEDY MCCREADY

whats everyone's point of view???

invasion of privacy???
should the companies have the right to drug test????

just curious.....

i have to submit to 2-5 random tests a year.....and i dont have a problem with it....

PaperPlates

I've been studying for a drug test for years now. Hope I get an A!!

Drug tests, imo, should only be given if you fuck up, get hurt, etc. Or upon first hiring you. Not randomly. What I do on my time, as long as it doesnt affect my work, isnt my work's business.

jlew24asu

good question. not sure how I feel. my current company's policy is random testing. although no testing is ever done, they reserve the right to test you if you do something stupid or get hurt at work

ThumbingMyWay32

I'm going to have to go with LT here: "Don't do drugs, kids."


He had one hell of a career didn't he?

SPEEDY MCCREADY

PaperPlates wrote:

I've been studying for a drug test for years now. Hope I get an A!!

Drug tests, imo, should only be given if you fuck up, get hurt, etc. Or upon first hiring you. Not randomly. What I do on my time, as long as it doesnt affect my work, isnt my work's business.

but dont your co-workers have the right to work in a safe environment??
what you do in your free time is your own business....but if it involves showing up to work stoned and putting the safety of others in jeopardy then there is something wrong in my opinion...

PaperPlates

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

but dont your co-workers have the right to work in a safe environment??
what you do in your free time is your own business....but if it involves showing up to work stoned and putting the safety of others in jeopardy then there is something wrong in my opinion...

Showing up at work stoned= bad

Getting stoned at home after work= who cares?

Getting nailed for failing a piss test when you follow those two things, = bullshit.

Do drug tests only determine whether you use drugs? Or do they actually let them know WHEN you were using drugs?

I guess this would also depend what you do for a living, of course. Not everyone's job puts their safety in the hands of those around you.

Hoon

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

whats everyone's point of view???

invasion of privacy???
should the companies have the right to drug test????

just curious.....

i have to submit to 2-5 random tests a year.....and i dont have a problem with it....

I have a problem with them testing for marijuana. Even if you do it once in a while it can still show up as a positive weeks later. And if you use it, it has no effect concerning safety to others at the workplace. Obviously you should not use it at work or drive immediately afterwards.

All of the worse drugs leave your system quickly. In some ways I'd like a way to get rid of the creepy personalities of crappy drug users, but then again, if you do your job well it should not be the business of your company what you do at home. Thats the position I would take I guess. If you have "a problem" it will be visible and actions could then be taken.

And as I said, you should not use when you are "on the job".

SPEEDY MCCREADY

PaperPlates wrote:

Showing up at work stoned= bad

Getting stoned at home after work= who cares?

Getting nailed for failing a piss test when you follow those two things, = bullshit.

Do drug tests only determine whether you use drugs? Or do they actually let them know WHEN you were using drugs?

we both know certain drugs stay in your system for a certain period of time...

SPEEDY MCCREADY

PaperPlates wrote:

Showing up at work stoned= bad

Getting stoned at home after work= who cares?

Getting nailed for failing a piss test when you follow those two things, = bullshit.

Do drug tests only determine whether you use drugs? Or do they actually let them know WHEN you were using drugs?

I guess this would also depend what you do for a living, of course. Not everyone's job puts their safety in the hands of those around you.

what you do for a living i would agree has a lot to do with it....

everyone here knows i drive semis for a living....not the most glamorous of jobs....
but every day im behind that wheel....with 40,000 lbs of freight traveling the highways with 200 gallons of diesel fuel in the rig.....

im a loaded weapon....

ThumbingMyWay32

Bottom line:

When you become an employee in a business you must abide by their rules. Accepting the rules are a part of becoming an employee, it isn't an invasion of privacy. You don't have to work there. You may choose to go somewhere that does not have drug testing.

End of story.

Mya

I dont think doing it randomly would prove anything....

But having a drug test for when you have just started a position is something I agree with, along with criminal checks and police records...

ThumbingMyWay32

Mya wrote:

I dont think doing it randomly would prove anything....

But having a drug test for when you have just started a position is something I agree with, along with criminal checks and police records...

A random drug test doesn't really have any barings on what you believe it may or may not prove. If random drug testing is a part of a companys policy you must abide by that policy. And you had better not fail them.

miller8966

im for drug testing 100%

SPEEDY MCCREADY

miller8966 wrote:

im for drug testing 100%

me too......

Abookamongstthemany

miller8966 wrote:

im for drug testing 100%

How about alcohol testing?

norm

PaperPlates wrote:

Showing up at work stoned= bad

Getting stoned at home after work= who cares?

Getting nailed for failing a piss test when you follow those two things, = bullshit.

Do drug tests only determine whether you use drugs? Or do they actually let them know WHEN you were using drugs?

I guess this would also depend what you do for a living, of course. Not everyone's job puts their safety in the hands of those around you.

I'm with plates on this one. Coming to work stoned, hell even drunk, is not something I'm in favor of. And thanks Speedy - for not going to work stoned;)

Vedderlution_Baby

PaperPlates wrote:

I've been studying for a drug test for years now. Hope I get an A!!

Drug tests, imo, should only be given if you fuck up, get hurt, etc. Or upon first hiring you. Not randomly. What I do on my time, as long as it doesnt affect my work, isnt my work's business.

Bingo

Hoon

Howa bout not testing for marijuana?

If "stoned" on the job fire them.

If We were writing up the law now is that a compromise that 100% supporters could accept?

old and in the way

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

what you do for a living i would agree has a lot to do with it....

everyone here knows i drive semis for a living....not the most glamorous of jobs....
but every day im behind that wheel....with 40,000 lbs of freight traveling the highways with 200 gallons of diesel fuel in the rig.....

im a loaded weapon....

On behalf of me and my family I would like to thank you for taking such a careful and considerate position with your responsibilities as an overland freight expediter. Keep up the safe and careful work

SPEEDY MCCREADY

old and in the way wrote:

On behalf of me and my family I would like to thank you for taking such a careful and considerate position with your responsibilities as an overland freight expediter. Keep up the safe and careful work

right on.....

almost 20 years experience driving semis....and i dont have 1 moving violation......

*toots his own horn*
hehehehehehehehehehehehehe.................

PaperPlates

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

right on.....

almost 20 years experience driving semis....and i dont have 1 moving violation......

*toots his own horn*
hehehehehehehehehehehehehe.................

Besides, most truck drivers, if they are of the "drug using whilst working" type, are on speed, a much different and more dangerous drug than marijuana. Correct me if Im wrong. Surely you know a few drivers who use speed to get it done.