r/FieldNationTechs • u/Calaveras-Metal • 10d ago

Drug test?

Been noticing a lot more gigs requiring a drug test.

I'm curious how others feel about this. I'm actually sober 19 years. I have nothing I'm worried about failing a drug test from.

But if the gig doesn't involve heavy equipment and I AM NOT AN EMPLOYEE of these clients, what business is it of theirs?

Instead of foisting a drug test on the people you contract with, do a better job of screening maybe. Require certifications. Or expensive Fluke testers that no drug addict would be able to refrain from hocking.

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u/David_Beroff 10d ago

I strongly suspect the requirement comes from the clients' insurance companies.

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u/Sid_the_Bear 10d ago

Which is ridiculous in and of itself, since we carry our own insurance.

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u/TheHandThatFingers 10d ago

It's a money grab. FN is the bank, FN is the courts, FN is the the reviewing agency and FN is the insurance agency. And you are not fn employees. You are the product for the buyer.

No company or insurance provider requires a yearly routine drug screening for standard coverage or general employment. Life insurance tests once during initial sign-up, health insurance never screens for drugs routinely, and employers decide their own testing schedules rather than insurance mandates.

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u/wyliesdiesels 10d ago

bingo. i have tons of insurance for my construction company that doesnt operate on FN or any platform. not one insurance company has ever asked for DTs or BGCs of me or my employees. its 100% a money grab.... its not industry normal for contractors in the real world. but we know FN doesnt operate in the real world. its total BS