share your pre-employment drug testing experiences

tremorvoid

they just keep flying by!!!! where does the time go?

Indian Summer

I've never tested positive.

EddiesGurl

Indian Summer wrote:

I've never tested positive.

Me neither.....which is tough for me! or was tough for me....

i just made sure to stop smoking w/in a few days of the test, purchase a good bottle of detox, drink TONS of water all day long for those few days that you aren't smoking & then follow your detox instructions....works like a charm. just make sure you spend the extra penny on the good shit...its more expensive for a reason...and if you want the job, its worth it.

Indian Summer

EddiesGurl wrote:

Me neither.....which is tough for me! or was tough for me....

i just made sure to stop smoking w/in a few days of the test, purchase a good bottle of detox, drink TONS of water all day long for those few days that you aren't smoking & then follow your detox instructions....works like a charm. just make sure you spend the extra penny on the good shit...its more expensive for a reason...and if you want the job, its worth it.

oh I never did drugs to begin with.

EddiesGurl

Indian Summer wrote:

oh I never did drugs to begin with.

me neither..i just puffed on the old peace pipe....nothing that didn't grow from the earth

Indian Summer

EddiesGurl wrote:

me neither..i just puffed on the old peace pipe....nothing that didn't grow from the earth

Not sure if that defense would hold up in court.

EddiesGurl

Indian Summer wrote:

Not sure if that defense would hold up in court.

true....but thankfully ~ i dont have to go to court over it!

& just b/c its "illegal" doesn't necessarily mean its a big bad "drug"..its no worse than alcohol..thats for sure!

soulsinging

ive never had to take a drug test outside of rehab. i failed a couple of those though. they don't like it when you're on probation

EddiesGurl

soulsinging wrote:

ive never had to take a drug test outside of rehab. i failed a couple of those though. they don't like it when you're on probation

yea...that'll usually land ya in a bit of trouble...

tremorvoid

EddiesGurl wrote:

Me neither.....which is tough for me! or was tough for me....

i just made sure to stop smoking w/in a few days of the test, purchase a good bottle of detox, drink TONS of water all day long for those few days that you aren't smoking & then follow your detox instructions....works like a charm. just make sure you spend the extra penny on the good shit...its more expensive for a reason...and if you want the job, its worth it.

ive heard that they can test/know that youve used some kinda detox chemical to fudge the results.

i guess im worried more about the hair testing. i know its more expensive but its more accurate and tests your use for a very long time.... and i dont know if its becoming more the norm (ive never had a drug test before)....i mean they obviously wouldnt spend the coin to do a hair test at some small company....but do larger companies that have all the money in the world use them??

i havent smoked since january so i know im clean now...and i wouldnt have to worry about drug tests until like august-sept....but i kinda wanted to live it up one last time for my pj shows....esp the cleveland-detroit weekend...and the philly weekend....so im debating...like if i only smoke for 2 weekends in MAY....after being clean for like 4 months prior....and 2.5 month after....is that enough??? i also know its stored in your fat cells...and i got a lot of them...so im wondering how much that accounts for?

know1

EddiesGurl wrote:

true....but thankfully ~ i dont have to go to court over it!

& just b/c its "illegal" doesn't necessarily mean its a big bad "drug"..its no worse than alcohol..thats for sure!

You're not still smoking it are you?

soulsinging

tremorvoid wrote:

ive heard that they can test/know that youve used some kinda detox chemical to fudge the results.

i guess im worried more about the hair testing. i know its more expensive but its more accurate and tests your use for a very long time.... and i dont know if its becoming more the norm (ive never had a drug test before)....i mean they obviously wouldnt spend the coin to do a hair test at some small company....but do larger companies that have all the money in the world use them??

i havent smoked since january so i know im clean now...and i wouldnt have to worry about drug tests until like august-sept....but i kinda wanted to live it up one last time for my pj shows....esp the cleveland-detroit weekend...and the philly weekend....so im debating...like if i only smoke for 2 weekends in MAY....after being clean for like 4 months prior....and 2.5 month after....is that enough??? i also know its stored in your fat cells...and i got a lot of them...so im wondering how much that accounts for?

1. i dont think drug testing is really all THAT common out there.

2. unless you are getting a hair test, you should be fine after that long. any of the mainstream urine tests aren't going to pick up anything after that long.

know1

soulsinging wrote:

1. i dont think drug testing is really all THAT common out there.

2. unless you are getting a hair test, you should be fine after that long. any of the mainstream urine tests aren't going to pick up anything after that long.

My company doesn't drug test, but my previous employer did. I don't do drugs, so it was never an issue. I think if we drug tested now, we'd probably just lose one or two of our best employees!

PissBottleMan

About 6 months before I started, our company performed a "random" drug test.

Apparantly, they cherry-picked who they tested...Account Executives and On-Air personalities weren't tested.

This caused quite a stir.

PBM

tremorvoid

soulsinging wrote:

1. i dont think drug testing is really all THAT common out there.

2. unless you are getting a hair test, you should be fine after that long. any of the mainstream urine tests aren't going to pick up anything after that long.

i know its required for all the jobs i would be taking.

and yeah i think i would be ok too as long as it wasnt hair.

EddiesGurl

know1 wrote:

You're not still smoking it are you?

uhhh no! but yea, i did up until i found out i was preggo.

soulsinging

know1 wrote:

My company doesn't drug test, but my previous employer did. I don't do drugs, so it was never an issue. I think if we drug tested now, we'd probably just lose one or two of our best employees!

if they did that at my restaurant we'd lose probably 75% of our employees

tremorvoid

know1 wrote:

I think if we drug tested now, we'd probably just lose one or two of our best employees!

exactly!!! i think that as long as your work performance is up to their standards and youre not slacking or doing sketch shit....then there really shouldnt be a need for drug tests. i mean for me...ive managed to get as far as i have with the helps of pot to keep me sane at times. and soo many people smoke at least occassionally! youd be amazed! i could understand not wanting a coke addict or junkie or something working for you...but pot....come on. as long as youre not coming to work stoned it shouldnt be an issue. a lot of highly intelligent people smoke as a way to come down....to give their brain a fuckin rest....some people probably dont understand that at all.....but if you do...you know how much it can help...as long as you have the ability to control yourself from not doing it ALL the time.

tremorvoid

PissBottleMan wrote:

About 6 months before I started, our company performed a "random" drug test.

Apparantly, they cherry-picked who they tested...Account Executives and On-Air personalities weren't tested.

This caused quite a stir.

PBM

i bet it caused a stir! thats bullshit!

one of my bro's friends used to live in NYC...and they have a fuckin delivery service...can you believe that shit?! and he was telling us about some conversations he had with his "runners" and how they deliver to a lot of top execs, doctors, lawyers....ya know...people in high places who have their shit together. so i think everyone would be surprised.

EddiesGurl

tremorvoid wrote:

exactly!!! i think that as long as your work performance is up to their standards and youre not slacking or doing sketch shit....then there really shouldnt be a need for drug tests. i mean for me...ive managed to get as far as i have with the helps of pot to keep me sane at times. and soo many people smoke at least occassionally! youd be amazed! i could understand not wanting a coke addict or junkie or something working for you...but pot....come on. as long as youre not coming to work stoned it shouldnt be an issue. a lot of highly intelligent people smoke as a way to come down....to give their brain a fuckin rest....some people probably dont understand that at all.....but if you do...you know how much it can help...as long as you have the ability to control yourself from not doing it ALL the time.

Amen sista!!! Sorta like how some people come home & crack open an ice cold beer to relax & un-wind from their day..some people like to take a few tokes...IMO ~ as long as you aren't letting it control your life & you have your priorities straight then you'r good. i plan on smoking a big fattie after i've had my baby. As long as i'm not breast feeding of course....

know1

tremorvoid wrote:

exactly!!! i think that as long as your work performance is up to their standards and youre not slacking or doing sketch shit....then there really shouldnt be a need for drug tests. i mean for me...ive managed to get as far as i have with the helps of pot to keep me sane at times. and soo many people smoke at least occassionally! youd be amazed! i could understand not wanting a coke addict or junkie or something working for you...but pot....come on. as long as youre not coming to work stoned it shouldnt be an issue. a lot of highly intelligent people smoke as a way to come down....to give their brain a fuckin rest....some people probably dont understand that at all.....but if you do...you know how much it can help...as long as you have the ability to control yourself from not doing it ALL the time.

That's kind of what I was saying. I don't smoke it and think that it's kind of a copout to say that you need it to relax, but I do know that it would probably be our best couple of employees that we'd lose and so I recognize that it's definitely not predictive of job performance.