Luck of the draw...

[minendo]

Got called to HR today because my name was randomly selected for drug testing. I already know I will fail (prescription), but the whole process sucks especially after having a court date for an unrelated offense.

 

[KeithTalent]

Wow, what kind of work do you do?

KT

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Wow, what kind of work do you do?

KT

Food Safety/Food Quality.

 

[S Freud]

Court date for unrelated offense? What does that have to do with the HR drug test? If its prescription aren't you cleared?

 

[Epic Fail]

Anand wanted to test you?

 

[KeithTalent]

This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: S Freud
Court date for unrelated offense? What does that have to do with the HR drug test? If its prescription aren't you cleared?

In the past I have never been "randomly" selected for anything. However, in the past month, I have been selected for jury duty and my company randomly selected me for drug testing.

 

[blinky8225]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

I was drug tested to work in a grocery store.

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: S Freud
Court date for unrelated offense? What does that have to do with the HR drug test? If its prescription aren't you cleared?

In the past I have never been "randomly" selected for anything. However, in the past month, I have been selected for jury duty and my company randomly selected me for drug testing.

Go out and get yourself a lotto ticket.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: blinky8225

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

I was drug tested to work in a grocery store.

Wow. Never heard of such a thing. I wonder if it's only in the US.

KT

 

[effowe]

There are ways around drug tests, especially if they are urine. Consult your local headshop for the products, you usually drink them an hour before the test and they give you a window of time in which you can pass.

 

[robphelan]

Most drug tests only test for illegal substances... if you are taking a prescription med (and it's not your Rx) you may be OK.

if it's yours & you have an Rx, you have no problem

 

[fossilburner]

so jury duty = "a court date for an unrelated offense"?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: robphelan
Most drug tests only test for illegal substances... if you are taking a prescription med (and it's not your Rx) you may be OK.

if it's yours & you have an Rx, you have no problem

I agree with the exception that they wait for the detailed report. My failure, which I know will happen, has to wait for HPLC results.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: blinky8225

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

I was drug tested to work in a grocery store.

Same here. Actually my manager used to do a lot of coke. She must have started sometime after she first got hired with the company. Anyway she must have pissed someone off because they got an anonymous tip that she was doing drugs and they gave her a random drug test. She failed and was fired.

It sucked because she was the best manager and boss I ever had. She would get shit done. She was great with the employees and customers. The guy we got after that was a prick. Oh well.

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

 

[fossilburner]

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

If it affects their work, then yes, but if it didn't, then why would I care. Grown adults can do what they want, just leave the stupid shit at home.

KT

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

normally, I would agree - i lean towards Libertarian.. BUT, if some yahoo is coming off a high and is driving my company's delivery truck and kills some kid, who do you think is ultimately responsible?

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

If you don't want to be tested you don't have to take it, simple as that. Of course, you won't get the job but that's your choice.

 

[fossilburner]

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

normally, I would agree - i lean towards Libertarian.. BUT, if some yahoo is coming off a high and is driving my company's delivery truck and kills some kid, who do you think is ultimately responsible?

It is the same if someone came in drunk. What are they going to do next, make everyone piss in a cup and take blood each morning before your shift starts?

This is just another one of our civil liberties being eroded away.

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

normally, I would agree - i lean towards Libertarian.. BUT, if some yahoo is coming off a high and is driving my company's delivery truck and kills some kid, who do you think is ultimately responsible?

It is the same if someone came in drunk. What are they going to do next, make everyone piss in a cup and take blood each morning before your shift starts?

This is just another one of our civil liberties being eroded away.

yes, it's pretty much the same EXCEPT the testing is done for ILLEGAL drugs, not legal ones.

 

[fossilburner]

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

If you don't want to be tested you don't have to take it, simple as that. Of course, you won't get the job but that's y our choice.

yes, this is the typical canned response. just keep bending over and taking it.

 

[fossilburner]

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: fossilburner

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
This is news to me. I didn't even know drug testing was legal unless you worked in the military or were a professional athlete.

KT

of course it's legal here in the US.

if you owned a company, would you want some crystal meth freak operating the cash register, operating the crane, driving your delivery truck?

don't get me wrong, I think marijuana should be legalized - i think alcohol is a much worse drug.

What someone does at home is their business. Drug tis clearly an invasion of personal privacy.

normally, I would agree - i lean towards Libertarian.. BUT, if some yahoo is coming off a high and is driving my company's delivery truck and kills some kid, who do you think is ultimately responsible?

It is the same if someone came in drunk. What are they going to do next, make everyone piss in a cup and take blood each morning before your shift starts?

This is just another one of our civil liberties being eroded away.

yes, it's pretty much the same EXCEPT the testing is done for ILLEGAL drugs, not legal ones.

speeding is illegal also. what someone does off the clock in the privacy of their home is their business.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: minendo
Got called to HR today because my name was randomly selected for drug testing. I already know I will fail (prescription), but the whole process sucks especially after having a court date for an unrelated offense.

Would it be wise for you to tell them beforehand that you have prescription meds so that when they see the initial results, they won't think much about it. When you get the detailed reports you will be cleared and they'd be happy that you were professional, upfront and considering?