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Depends on the industry and the class of job. In software and white collar work in general it’s almost unheard of. Go farther down the class scale and it become

Depends on the industry and the class of job. In software and white collar work in general it’s almost unheard of. Go farther down the class scale and it becomes very common.

anonu 8y ago
In every bank job I started in NYC I had to take a drug test before I started. Anecdotal... But white collar jobs still do it. I'm also pretty sure most government jobs require it periodically.
- koolba 8y ago
  I’ve never heard of a finance industry job that required repeated drug testing. Only at first hire time. That also makes it kind of obvious that someone is getting ready to jump ship if they stop smoking marijuana for a couple weeks.
numbsafari 8y ago
If your job requires a security clearance... random testing is a real thing. Same with the medical industry. If you work in a safety critical, or security critical role, then there is randomized testing as well as pre-employment testing. This can be especially frustrating if you work as a contractor in those industries...
sametmax 8y ago
Do they test only marijuana or alcohol, anti-depressant and cocaine as well ?
- Simon_says 8y ago
  They test for illegal drug use. So, marijuana, cocaine, and the like. For driving/piloting jobs, they might add alcohol, but only for a spot test whilst on duty, not general consumption.
  - sametmax 8y ago
    So it's not about not being under the influence of something impairing, it's about insurance ? Meaning you can abuse any drug as long as it's legal ?
    - pennaMan 8y ago
      Were you under the naive impression that those drug tests were for the good of the employees?
      - sametmax 8y ago
        USA is not my culture, I need pointers to understand.
        mj_olnir 8y ago
        No worries. A lot of our issues stem from our (mostly) Republican Party's "War on Drugs". I could give you a rundown, but the summary section from Wikipedia does a good job. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs

Depends on the industry and the class of job. In software and white collar work in general it’s almost unheard of. Go farther down the class scale and it becomes very common.

anonu 8y ago

In every bank job I started in NYC I had to take a drug test before I started. Anecdotal... But white collar jobs still do it. I'm also pretty sure most government jobs require it periodically.

koolba 8y ago
I’ve never heard of a finance industry job that required repeated drug testing. Only at first hire time. That also makes it kind of obvious that someone is getting ready to jump ship if they stop smoking marijuana for a couple weeks.

numbsafari 8y ago

If your job requires a security clearance... random testing is a real thing. Same with the medical industry. If you work in a safety critical, or security critical role, then there is randomized testing as well as pre-employment testing. This can be especially frustrating if you work as a contractor in those industries...

sametmax 8y ago

Do they test only marijuana or alcohol, anti-depressant and cocaine as well ?

Simon_says 8y ago
They test for illegal drug use. So, marijuana, cocaine, and the like. For driving/piloting jobs, they might add alcohol, but only for a spot test whilst on duty, not general consumption.
- sametmax 8y ago
  So it's not about not being under the influence of something impairing, it's about insurance ? Meaning you can abuse any drug as long as it's legal ?
  - pennaMan 8y ago
    Were you under the naive impression that those drug tests were for the good of the employees?
    - sametmax 8y ago
      USA is not my culture, I need pointers to understand.
      - mj_olnir 8y ago
        No worries. A lot of our issues stem from our (mostly) Republican Party's "War on Drugs". I could give you a rundown, but the summary section from Wikipedia does a good job. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs