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Drug testing I've only ever seen for retail jobs and ones where you're responsible for the safety of others, that being said I've not seen very many jobs. I ca

Drug testing I've only ever seen for retail jobs and ones where you're responsible for the safety of others, that being said I've not seen very many jobs. I can understand them in those cases as with retail jobs there's a serious problem with drug users since they're usually easy to get jobs that don't require much in the line of skill. For the safety aspect I know that most states have the school bus drivers at least take regular drug tests since it's a serious liability if something were to happen. Credit checking on the other hand I see as a complete invasion and I'm not convinced it would even give you anything useful, certainly not in this economy and likely not even in a good one.

DanI-S 15y ago
I can certainly see the reasoning, but it falls apart in application. A store clerk may be subjected to intrusive medical examination at any time; they are responsible for a few thousand dollar's worth of stock. A Wall Street trader is unlikely to be subjected to drug testing - drug use is, arguably, a part of their culture - despite being responsible for millions of dollars of other people's money.
- pyre 15y ago
  It probably stems from the idea that people in lower income brackets (possibly with less stable employment) are more likely to be drug users. For example, casinos drug-screen their employees, but I doubt that such drug screening happens to execs at the casinos who have more power/control over the money that the casino deals in.
  - mikeash 15y ago
    I would just assume that execs don't get drug tested because execs are the ones who make these policies in the first place, and why would they drug test themselves?
- excuse-me 15y ago
  Wall St does do a lot of drug testing - it gives the bank a get-out with their clients if they can fire an unlucky trader for drug taking. Of course successful ones are never tested. As Nick Leeson said - nobody calls you a rogue trader when you're winning!

DanI-S 15y ago

I can certainly see the reasoning, but it falls apart in application. A store clerk may be subjected to intrusive medical examination at any time; they are responsible for a few thousand dollar's worth of stock. A Wall Street trader is unlikely to be subjected to drug testing - drug use is, arguably, a part of their culture - despite being responsible for millions of dollars of other people's money.

pyre 15y ago
It probably stems from the idea that people in lower income brackets (possibly with less stable employment) are more likely to be drug users. For example, casinos drug-screen their employees, but I doubt that such drug screening happens to execs at the casinos who have more power/control over the money that the casino deals in.
- mikeash 15y ago
  I would just assume that execs don't get drug tested because execs are the ones who make these policies in the first place, and why would they drug test themselves?
excuse-me 15y ago
Wall St does do a lot of drug testing - it gives the bank a get-out with their clients if they can fire an unlucky trader for drug taking. Of course successful ones are never tested. As Nick Leeson said - nobody calls you a rogue trader when you're winning!