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“The Silicon Valley data support recent news reports citing some employers who say they are having a hard time finding candidates that can pass the preemploymen

“The Silicon Valley data support recent news reports citing some employers who say they are having a hard time finding candidates that can pass the preemployment drug test,” I never lived in North America but I want to say that if I wanted to get a job and the employer would suggest me to pass a drug test, I would be extremelly offended and my human rights violated, and I'll tell them to eff off right away. It's just so humiliating in my opinion. I'm a software developer not an airplane pilot.

Zuph 14y ago
In most job markets in the US, refusing a pre-employment drug test would make you literally unemployable, from the crummiest fast-food/retail job, to middle/upper-level management.
- sneak 14y ago
  > In most job markets in the US, refusing a pre-employment drug test would make you literally unemployable, from the crummiest fast-food/retail job, to middle/upper-level management. Not in programming or consulting, thank deus. I'd tell a prospective employer to take a flying fuck at the sun if they tried that shit with me.
- jes5199 14y ago
  People I know in industries that require drug tests get panicky when they have to take one, but somehow they never fail them. Apparently the tests aren't very sensitive, and mostly screen out only those who refuse to take them.
  - ferrouswheel 14y ago
    Yup, and you definitely don't want those annoying people who actually value their privacy and restriction on employer control over their lives! Drug tests are an effective filter to ensure you have a compliant work force.
hack_edu 14y ago
This is an incredibly popular sentiment in the Valley as a whole. Job applications often ask about a history of arrests/etc but that will say "except marijuana related arrests." Very few people care anymore around here, and those who do more or less know not to step into the debate. I almost beg interviewers to ask me so I can just say "sure, I can take that test but I'll fail it. Is that a problem?" I doubt many would tell me to walk, except Big Blue and the most old fashioned of firms, and I'm not even that talented.
ritchiea 14y ago
I've never been drug tested as a software dev or working in politics though I know the practice is extremely common in finance. My girlfriend has been through a few drugs tests working in that field.
- solistice 14y ago
  I'd actually be really intresting to know the actual percentage of drug consumers in finance vs. IT.

Zuph 14y ago

In most job markets in the US, refusing a pre-employment drug test would make you literally unemployable, from the crummiest fast-food/retail job, to middle/upper-level management.

sneak 14y ago
> In most job markets in the US, refusing a pre-employment drug test would make you literally unemployable, from the crummiest fast-food/retail job, to middle/upper-level management. Not in programming or consulting, thank deus. I'd tell a prospective employer to take a flying fuck at the sun if they tried that shit with me.
jes5199 14y ago
People I know in industries that require drug tests get panicky when they have to take one, but somehow they never fail them. Apparently the tests aren't very sensitive, and mostly screen out only those who refuse to take them.
- ferrouswheel 14y ago
  Yup, and you definitely don't want those annoying people who actually value their privacy and restriction on employer control over their lives! Drug tests are an effective filter to ensure you have a compliant work force.

hack_edu 14y ago

This is an incredibly popular sentiment in the Valley as a whole. Job applications often ask about a history of arrests/etc but that will say "except marijuana related arrests." Very few people care anymore around here, and those who do more or less know not to step into the debate. I almost beg interviewers to ask me so I can just say "sure, I can take that test but I'll fail it. Is that a problem?" I doubt many would tell me to walk, except Big Blue and the most old fashioned of firms, and I'm not even that talented.

ritchiea 14y ago

I've never been drug tested as a software dev or working in politics though I know the practice is extremely common in finance. My girlfriend has been through a few drugs tests working in that field.

solistice 14y ago
I'd actually be really intresting to know the actual percentage of drug consumers in finance vs. IT.