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Subject:RE: In Reference to Drug Testing From:Christi Carew <ccarew -at- rangestar -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:01:08 -0700
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhoggan -at- lewis -dot- com [mailto:rhoggan -at- lewis -dot- com]
> Subject: In Reference to Drug Testing
Hopefully I'll restrain myself from further postings, as I realize this is
pretty OT. But for one last one...
> I've read through all the responses to the OTHER test, and I
> still can't
> determine why people are so opposed to initial drug testing.
Invasion of privacy.
> I'm not saying drugs affect the
> performance of the employee, but often reflect the employee's
> dedication.
> If you can't stop taking drugs while you are trying to get a job and
> provide for yourself, you certainly won't give a damn about
> the company if
> you are hired.
>
> I have personal experience working with employees who openly
> used drugs.
> They wasted a lot of time at work and a lot of my time,
> because I had to
> verify what they were doing all of the time to make sure it was done
> correctly (or done at all).
I don't see how what someone does in their own time has to do with their
dedication to a company. I think you are lumping recreational users who have
a conscious decision to use drugs outside of work on their own time with
people who have a problem.
If the only way that a company thinks it can determine that someone won't be
a "good" employee is via a drug test, then I'd say your interview and
reference checking isn't very good.
I'll now sit down and shutup.
Christi Carew
ccarew -at- rangestar -dot- com
RangeStar Wireless
www.rangestar.com
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