Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
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#2Why would an employer want to drug test employees? Do some still believe there is some kind of correlation between (prescription or self-medicated) drug use?
From the article: > In Colorado, “to find a roofer or a painter that can pass a drug test is unheard-of,”
Sure, it makes some sense for a few, select jobs like truck driving. But why would you care what your roofer or painter did last night, as long as the job gets done?
If a prospective customer refused to buy your product unless you could prove no employee used Percocet or Vicodin while working, would you drug test your company for them?
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#3As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.”
I work in manufacturing. We make it easy to pass. Several days from interview to test. That's every place I've been. And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing. I figure its a culture thing.
Re: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
#4As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.” I work in manufacturing. We make it easy to pass. Several days from interview to test. That's every place I've been. And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing. I figure its a culture thing.
'Several days' doesn't sound like enough for a lot of drugs.
Aside from quoting employers complaining about not being able to find employees, I wish the NYT had covered some more on the topic of, does drug testing even meaningfully help with finding better employees? Yes, it may be mandated or legally required of employers in a few cases, but that's far from universal; so are the rest doing it because it works, or because they just assume it works because everyone else has always done it?
Re: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
#5Why would an employer want to drug test employees? Do some still believe there is some kind of correlation between (prescription or self-medicated) drug use? From the article: > In Colorado, “to find a roofer or a painter that can pass a drug test is unheard-of,” Sure, it makes some sense for a few, select jobs like truck driving. But why would you care what your roofer or painter did last night, as long as the job g…
It's a conscientiousness filter (particularly the pre-hire, never again variety).
Also, at one point (perhaps even still) there were regulations on federal contractors above a certain size promoting drug tests.
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#6If you want a contract, loan, tax benefit or anything else explicit from the federal government or any contractor of the federal government - you have to institute drug screening policies, which are audited.
edit: The implication I am making is that this is literally the only (IMO) good reason to have such a policy.
Re: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
#7Why would an employer want to drug test employees? Do some still believe there is some kind of correlation between (prescription or self-medicated) drug use? From the article: > In Colorado, “to find a roofer or a painter that can pass a drug test is unheard-of,” Sure, it makes some sense for a few, select jobs like truck driving. But why would you care what your roofer or painter did last night, as long as the job g…
If a prospective customer refused to buy your
product unless you could prove no employee used
Percocet or Vicodin while working, would you
drug test your company for them?
Re: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
#8As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.” I work in manufacturing. We make it easy to pass. Several days from interview to test. That's every place I've been. And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing. I figure its a culture thing.
> Several days from interview to test
Not enough time to piss clean from Cannabis, but enough for some of the harder drugs.
> And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing
Doesn't that make drug tests a racist practice?
Re: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
#9As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.” I work in manufacturing. We make it easy to pass. Several days from interview to test. That's every place I've been. And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing. I figure its a culture thing.
> Several days from interview to test Not enough time to piss clean from Cannabis, but enough for some of the harder drugs. > And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing Doesn't that make drug tests a racist practice?
No.
Re: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
#10As the quote from the article says: “most people can’t pass the drug test because they don’t want to pass a drug test.” I work in manufacturing. We make it easy to pass. Several days from interview to test. That's every place I've been. And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing. I figure its a culture thing.
> Several days from interview to test Not enough time to piss clean from Cannabis, but enough for some of the harder drugs. > And as the article suggests, its almost exclusively whites not passing Doesn't that make drug tests a racist practice?
It was already racist