tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
I am NOTasking how you feel about drugs, if you like drugs, use drugs, sell drugs, or hate drugs. What I want to know is how you feel about your employer drug testing you! Do you approve or disapprove and why? What are your thoughts, concerns, or points on the subject? Please explain!
Here are my thoughts on the subject:
I think it is a useful tool for hiring and insurance purposes and I understand completely why it has to be done for those purposes. However in the case of the Drug THC (marijuana) I am opposed to the employer testing for this substance. I understand it is a controlled substance and that means as a law-abiding citizen you should not have THC in your system. The reason that I appose this testing is due to the fact that just because you test positive for THC does not mean you are currently under the influence of the drug! What I do on my own time should be my business and as long as I do my job with no failure then it should not be my employers business what I do on my time. If I came to work stoned is one thing, but after I get off if I want a bong and a waffle, that should be fine! I don't come to work drunk, but quite often after work I get a little inebriated, and that’s OK because as long as I get a full nights rest and drink a few glasses of water I won't fail a drug test the next day. THC can remain traceable in urine for up to 45 days! I could fly to Amsterdam for vacation, get as high as I want legally, come home and get tested a week after returning to work and loose my job! I think the testing of THC is BS and should not be used as a viable test until they can develop a way to tell if you are currently under the influence (like if you stare deep into your monitor while its on screen saver and devour a whole bag of nacho Doritos and drinking gallons of red Kool-aid)!
So now that I am done ranting, what are your thoughts?
P.S. I did not loose my job or even come close, this discussion was brought up by some coworkers and I could not speak my mind to them or they would all think I am just a pothead! I don’t really smoke any more due to this kind of testing, if I could though... ;D
Here are my thoughts on the subject:
I think it is a useful tool for hiring and insurance purposes and I understand completely why it has to be done for those purposes. However in the case of the Drug THC (marijuana) I am opposed to the employer testing for this substance. I understand it is a controlled substance and that means as a law-abiding citizen you should not have THC in your system. The reason that I appose this testing is due to the fact that just because you test positive for THC does not mean you are currently under the influence of the drug! What I do on my own time should be my business and as long as I do my job with no failure then it should not be my employers business what I do on my time. If I came to work stoned is one thing, but after I get off if I want a bong and a waffle, that should be fine! I don't come to work drunk, but quite often after work I get a little inebriated, and that’s OK because as long as I get a full nights rest and drink a few glasses of water I won't fail a drug test the next day. THC can remain traceable in urine for up to 45 days! I could fly to Amsterdam for vacation, get as high as I want legally, come home and get tested a week after returning to work and loose my job! I think the testing of THC is BS and should not be used as a viable test until they can develop a way to tell if you are currently under the influence (like if you stare deep into your monitor while its on screen saver and devour a whole bag of nacho Doritos and drinking gallons of red Kool-aid)!
So now that I am done ranting, what are your thoughts?
P.S. I did not loose my job or even come close, this discussion was brought up by some coworkers and I could not speak my mind to them or they would all think I am just a pothead! I don’t really smoke any more due to this kind of testing, if I could though... ;D