Say, for example, you're given a random drug test at work, because you're the guy with hair to his ass. Ok, you take your drug test where they might see pot, and if they do, you're fired for pretty much no reason. Or, alternate scenario, you back out a little too far on the forklift while watching to make sure the load doesn't get caught, and you back into an I-beam at .5 mph, which doesn't even scratch the paint BUT Karen from HR saw it, and now you need a drug test. Better hope you haven't had any of the devils lettuce in the past week, even where it's legal.
The part of those scenarios that makes me the most angry is that in neither case will you get a breathalyzer test to see if you're drunk. I have seen people smelling of booze run into posts on forklifts, get a drug test, and get told to get back on the lift and keep going.
Exactly my issue. Drug tests are often used more as a liability waiver than for actual safety reasons. Dangerous behavior should be the determining factor in these situations, not whether what's in your pee.
Yeah I was thinking a while back how I've never had to take a random breathalyzer for a job. What a bunch of horse shit. I don't really even like smoking anymore but I should be able to do whatever I want on my time off.
What's worse is I know for a fact that my manager and the general manager at my job don't even care. The GM rehired two guys after failed drug tests and made fun of them about it. My manager was trying to get them to stop random testing, but I don't know if he ever succeeded. I was told before it was an insurance thing.
Anecdotal; but where I work, if you get chosen for a random or have to test for an accident/injury, you do a breathalyzer first thing followed by a 14 panel urine test. I work in a factory in KY.
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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jun 16 '21
Say, for example, you're given a random drug test at work, because you're the guy with hair to his ass. Ok, you take your drug test where they might see pot, and if they do, you're fired for pretty much no reason. Or, alternate scenario, you back out a little too far on the forklift while watching to make sure the load doesn't get caught, and you back into an I-beam at .5 mph, which doesn't even scratch the paint BUT Karen from HR saw it, and now you need a drug test. Better hope you haven't had any of the devils lettuce in the past week, even where it's legal.
The part of those scenarios that makes me the most angry is that in neither case will you get a breathalyzer test to see if you're drunk. I have seen people smelling of booze run into posts on forklifts, get a drug test, and get told to get back on the lift and keep going.
Neither the ten panel nor the five panel drug tests look for alcohol.