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I've worked for two larger companies that made me read over a policy of random drug testing and sign an acknowledgement, although it never happened during my time.
However, I refrained from even breathing in marijuana at concerts because I didn't want to lose my job, or letting friends smoke in my apartment at the time.
I would be upset if I didn't know and lost my job, but did they not notify you that this was a condition beforehand? It seems almost like that would have to be a known policy in order to enforce.
Perhaps society is to blame, but perhaps we need to look at our own actions and responsibilities too.
If it helps, you can breathe at concerts and not fail a drug screen. Yes, it is possible it will show...but, the tests are set to have an allowable level in the results. You will very likely be well under the allowable level, even if you hung out in the pit next to one of those people who exist in a permanent cloud of smoke.
I think you will find that "targeted" screening is not allowed in most states unless the employee was visibly impaired, a school bus driver, job required a security clearance, work place accident, etc.
If a test is required, the employer must utilize a computer-based random number generator that matches employee’s social security number or payroll identification and use a 3rd party to administer the test.
As an employer, one must be really careful to cross all t's and dot the i's so it doesn't come back to bite you.
Edit: it will be interesting to see if the OP comes back or this was a pot induced 1 post drive-by!
True...however, I have been a part of the scheduling of 3 "random" tests in my work history. All 3 were because there was a report of on the job impairment...from someone. And, as it was a RN all 3 times, the follow up had to happen.
What is the mother of a two year old son doing smoking pot ? I expected to see this thread started by some pot head guy, but not a female.....especially a mother.
Add me to the group that has never done and is never going to do drugs.
Hmm....I still imbibe on caffeine ( it's a drug),and ohh chocolate too!
As a person with years of sobriety I can't call a kettle black. Sometimes I do call the kettle half baked ;p.
Tired of mj being glorified .....or justified. It's a revenue generator.
Even though pot is legal most everywhere now, employers do not honor it's legality, and still classify it as a drug along with other hard drugs.
If you're a pot smoker, you don't want random drug tests anyway, do you? Find something more suitable to your lifestyle.
That's a huge mis-statement. It's not legal everywhere. It's still illegal at the Federal level, and as Federal Law trumps state law, it's actually still illegal in all 50 states.
Not true. I know any number of people who don't do drugs, and never have, including myself.
Is the prohibition of some drugs bad policy? Absolutely. But, if your employer makes it clear that there may be random tests, then be prepared for the consequences.
Agreed. You cannot blame anyone other then yourself here. The policy was clear, and you took the risk knowing it could affect the family as a whole due to lost income. Hope you get a new job and accept the lesson learned here, and do not repeat this most importantly.
Employers wanting employees to be drug and alcohol free isn't a religious issue from my perspective. In fact, if it were, I doubt the law would support it.
Rather it is for safety, efficiency and health purposes. Seems an employer has a right to have related expectations. Particularly if he is participating in a health insurance program or in a position of being sued because of something an employee does with mood-altering chemicals in his system.
First, the employer is free to make ridiculous rules like you can't play video games in your free time, and in that case if you get caught are rules still rules?
On the other hand, if you live in a state where marijuana is legal, you might have some ground although it's still illegal at the federal level. I don't agree with that but unfortunately, laws are laws and some places don't want to be associated with people who break the laws.
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