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As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.” I work in manufacturing. We make it ea
by CapitalistCartr 11y ago
As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.”
I work in manufacturing. We make it easy to pass. Several days from interview to test. That's every place I've been. And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing. I figure its a culture thing.
- aab0 11y ago'Several days' doesn't sound like enough for a lot of drugs. Aside from quoting employers complaining about not being able to find employees, I wish the NYT had covered some more on the topic of, does drug testing even meaningfully help with finding better employees? Yes, it may be mandated or legally required of employers in a few cases, but that's far from universal; so are the rest doing it because it works, or because they just assume it works because everyone else has always done it?
- jlgaddis 11y ago"Several days" is typically plenty of time for almost all drugs except for marijuana, due to their half-lives. Those who regularly use larger amounts of drugs may need an extra day or two to pass but a week, for instance, should be more than enough for most people's levels to be below the thresholds that are tested against.
- aab0 11y ago> "Several days" is typically plenty of time for almost all drugs except for marijuana, due to their half-lives. So enough for an unknown number of drugs and oh yeah - the most popular drug in the country after caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine?
- shkkmo 11y ago> Several days from interview to test Not enough time to piss clean from Cannabis, but enough for some of the harder drugs. > And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing Doesn't that make drug tests a racist practice?
- rhizome 11y agoNo.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoIt was already racist
- tyenl 11y agoDoes the racial make up of NBA rosters make the NBA a racist organization?
- clevernickname 11y agoDoes the racial make up of your average tech company make them racist organizations?
- striking 11y agoThe answer to both questions is "no."
- LionessLover 11y agoDepends on the base rate (availability for hire "per race"). Please use Bayesian statistics.
- shkkmo 11y agoIf the racial make up of the NBA was due to the use of a test which has not been demonstrated to measure success but does do result in racial filtering: then yes, the racial makeup of the NBA rosters would racist. I have seen no evidence that drug tests for most jobs are an effective predictor of job performance and do anything beyond giving a cover for racial and class prejudice.
- nsxwolf 11y agoSounds like "disparate impact"
- randyrand 11y agoWhich is why many people think drug tests are racist.
- jessaustin 11y ago...almost exclusively whites not passing. Anecdata, but a good friend of mine is Mexican and missed out on a good job because of the drug test...
- tosser12345 11y ago> as the article suggests, its almost exclusively > whites not passing. Where does it suggest that? There is one specific reference to potential white employees but its from an employer in a state where it is unheard of to find painters and roofers of any race that can pass a drug test.