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> Such cannabis usage, however, is in conflict with anti-drug poli- cies currently enacted for many software engineering jobs: 29% of our sample reported they h
by 2-718-281-828 5y ago
> Such cannabis usage, however, is in conflict with anti-drug poli-
cies currently enacted for many software engineering jobs: 29% of
our sample reported they had taken a drug test for a programming-
related job, a hiring practice that may limit developer application
pools.
What? 29% ... seriously? That's outrageous.
- sheepybloke 5y agoI've had to take one for a job because it was a government contractor position. I wonder if that's related to why the response is higher?
- 2-718-281-828 5y agothat would be the only reason coming to my mind but then that sample would be quite biased. I never heard of that being a thing ever for dev positions.
- sophacles 5y agoA really really large number of programmers work for places like government contrators, banks, and insurance companies - the types of places that have blanket drug policies for all employees. There's probably a lot more companies that have such policies but they aren't enforced (unless something bad happens requiring it) because insurance gives discounts for having the policy, but thye will lose employees if they start enforcing it in a serious way.