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Elon doesn’t actively smoke weed. It’s highly unlikely he’d fire someone for trying weed for the first time outside of work. Doing it actively is different than

Elon doesn’t actively smoke weed. It’s highly unlikely he’d fire someone for trying weed for the first time outside of work. Doing it actively is different than doing it once. It’s more difficult to trust someone under the influence to operate machinery as someone who is not under the influence

vkou 7y ago
> It’s highly unlikely he’d fire someone for trying weed for the first time outside of work. Tesla drug-tests, and fires employees who test positive for THC, regardless of whether they are under the influence or not. You can test positive for THC, and be stone-cold-sober when you show up to work. THC markers can stay in your system for weeks. The fact is, they are not testing whether or not someone is showing up to work high. They are testing whether or not someone got high in the past few weeks.
- mmsimanga 7y ago
  I have family member who works in retail. Everyone including CEO is tested for alcohol levels every morning. Originally this was just for the guys operating the forklifts in the warehouse. I guess this was seen as discrimination to just test the warehouse guys. Anyway the point I wanted to make is there not a substantial reason Tesla tests for THC other than just wanting to fire employees?
  - vkou 7y ago
    > Anyway the point I wanted to make is there not a substantial reason Tesla tests for THC other than just wanting to fire employees? They have a reason, the reason is unfair, unscientific, and is not consistently, or fairly applied throughout the company. One set of rules for the peasants, another for the executives.
- miguelmota 7y ago
  Those are fair points. Did Tesla introduce this practice all of a sudden or did employees get hired well knowing or at least provided in the agreement that this was a known practice? I can understand the outrage for the former but not the latter.

vkou 7y ago

> It’s highly unlikely he’d fire someone for trying weed for the first time outside of work. Tesla drug-tests, and fires employees who test positive for THC, regardless of whether they are under the influence or not. You can test positive for THC, and be stone-cold-sober when you show up to work. THC markers can stay in your system for weeks. The fact is, they are not testing whether or not someone is showing up to work high. They are testing whether or not someone got high in the past few weeks.

mmsimanga 7y ago
I have family member who works in retail. Everyone including CEO is tested for alcohol levels every morning. Originally this was just for the guys operating the forklifts in the warehouse. I guess this was seen as discrimination to just test the warehouse guys. Anyway the point I wanted to make is there not a substantial reason Tesla tests for THC other than just wanting to fire employees?
- vkou 7y ago
  > Anyway the point I wanted to make is there not a substantial reason Tesla tests for THC other than just wanting to fire employees? They have a reason, the reason is unfair, unscientific, and is not consistently, or fairly applied throughout the company. One set of rules for the peasants, another for the executives.
miguelmota 7y ago
Those are fair points. Did Tesla introduce this practice all of a sudden or did employees get hired well knowing or at least provided in the agreement that this was a known practice? I can understand the outrage for the former but not the latter.