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I figured that out in the second paragraph when he said "drug test" - I think they'd have an awful hard time hiring engineers if they required drug testing. I d
by Johnny555 5y ago
I figured that out in the second paragraph when he said "drug test" - I think they'd have an awful hard time hiring engineers if they required drug testing. I don't do drugs (not even marijuana even though it's legal here), but I'd refuse to take a drug test just on principle - they are paying for my performance at work, not for what I do on my own time.
The only time I worked at a job that required drug tests, was at a transportation company where federal law required it.
- 999900000999 5y agoThe last time I took a drug test the company itself was absolutely horrible. Only place where my manager expected me to work multiple nights per week. This was as a software engineer! At this point drug tests are just a filter. Let's me know the company culture will suck.
- ebiester 5y agoSo long as you are filtering out all companies with government contracts as "a company culture that sucks," that's true. https://www.samhsa.gov/workplace/legal/federal-laws/contractors-grantees https://www.samhsa.gov/workplace/legal/federal-laws/contract... requires any organization receiving a federal contract of over $100,000 or a federal grant of any size to do so. Tied to that is a page of HHS-certified labs for drug testing and federally regulated industries. It's pretty silly but it seems to be a common thread.
- mullingitover 5y agoNothing in the minimum requirements listing here mentions drug testing, though. So the places that are doing drug testing are zealously going above and beyond, which itself is a big red flag.
- tyingq 5y agoThe "Drug Free Workplace Act" does not require drug testing. There are drug testing requirements for specific jobs/industries that are safety and security related. https://www.samhsa.gov/workplace/legal/federal-laws/safety-security-sensitive https://www.samhsa.gov/workplace/legal/federal-laws/safety-s...
- kbelder 5y agoWorked for a company that had to drug test its people (and take other security measures) to get items through federal customs in an expedited fashion.
- mike22 5y agoI worked for a (small boutique) consulting firm and the much larger telecom company they placed me at required a drug test. The culture in my group there did happen to suck, bad enough that my form pulled let me come off the client after just a month.