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It is very common in my experience. Google, Microsoft, Apple, and every tech company I've ever applied to (even small midwestern shops) do not drug test. The F

It is very common in my experience. Google, Microsoft, Apple, and every tech company I've ever applied to (even small midwestern shops) do not drug test. The FBI has a problem hiring good security experts because of their strict drug testing policies. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304422704579574374286817550 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014240527023044227045795743...

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tyleroconnell 11y ago
I have personally experienced a drug test with a technology company for a pre-employment screening, and heard of others that do the same. The company gave ample notice, but I don't think it's fair to paint a picture where drug tests are non-existent within tech.
- kafkaesq 11y ago
  Right -- the stance against drug testing is common among tech companies, but not universal. There are many tech companies, like Pivotal Labs, that love drug testing.
adrice727 11y ago
Strangely enough, the Department of Defense doesn't drug test (most) new employees.
kaybe 11y ago
Are employer drugtests common in the US, even for non-critical work?
- byuu 11y ago
  Yes, very much so. Aside from fast food, pretty much all jobs I've ever had required them (including retail and grocery.)
- rconti 11y ago
  The crappier the job, the more likely that it drug tests. And, of course, safety-reliant jobs like truck drivers, warehouse staff, etc.
  - chillwaves 11y ago
    This. The only jobs I ever got tested for where the ones not worth having.
- mrbill 11y ago
  I heard through the grapevine that one of my employers (who drug tested at time of hire, but not after that) said "I can't do random testing, I'd lose half my staff." Another one joked that "We used to drug test at hire, and if you didn't come up positive for ANYTHING, we'd fire you." That was based in a state where medical MJ is legal, and their drug policy was the most reasonable I'd ever seen. "What you do on your own time is your business, and we only start caring if it affects your work performance or interactions with coworkers during work hours." Meanwhile, the place where I spent 12 years not only tested at hire, you were under the constant "threat" of "random" testing, and the same policies applied to everyone - from rig workers and truck drivers, to programmers. The only time I got "randomly" tested was after a coworker on my team had blown his "random" test... A couple of weeks later I was "randomly" selected; at least HR had a sense of humor about it. "You won the piss test lottery! Go down to XYZ as soon as you get in this morning and pee in a jar..." This meant that my first and only time I've ever tried MJ was at the age of 40.

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tyleroconnell 11y ago

I have personally experienced a drug test with a technology company for a pre-employment screening, and heard of others that do the same. The company gave ample notice, but I don't think it's fair to paint a picture where drug tests are non-existent within tech.

kafkaesq 11y ago
Right -- the stance against drug testing is common among tech companies, but not universal. There are many tech companies, like Pivotal Labs, that love drug testing.

adrice727 11y ago

Strangely enough, the Department of Defense doesn't drug test (most) new employees.

kaybe 11y ago

Are employer drugtests common in the US, even for non-critical work?

byuu 11y ago
Yes, very much so. Aside from fast food, pretty much all jobs I've ever had required them (including retail and grocery.)
rconti 11y ago
The crappier the job, the more likely that it drug tests. And, of course, safety-reliant jobs like truck drivers, warehouse staff, etc.
- chillwaves 11y ago
  This. The only jobs I ever got tested for where the ones not worth having.
mrbill 11y ago
I heard through the grapevine that one of my employers (who drug tested at time of hire, but not after that) said "I can't do random testing, I'd lose half my staff." Another one joked that "We used to drug test at hire, and if you didn't come up positive for ANYTHING, we'd fire you." That was based in a state where medical MJ is legal, and their drug policy was the most reasonable I'd ever seen. "What you do on your own time is your business, and we only start caring if it affects your work performance or interactions with coworkers during work hours." Meanwhile, the place where I spent 12 years not only tested at hire, you were under the constant "threat" of "random" testing, and the same policies applied to everyone - from rig workers and truck drivers, to programmers. The only time I got "randomly" tested was after a coworker on my team had blown his "random" test... A couple of weeks later I was "randomly" selected; at least HR had a sense of humor about it. "You won the piss test lottery! Go down to XYZ as soon as you get in this morning and pee in a jar..." This meant that my first and only time I've ever tried MJ was at the age of 40.