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Often, companies that require drug tests of writers and other professionals
do so because they produce something that incorporates usage of machinery,
something high risk, or something produced for the federal government. If
they require one of you, it usually doesn't have anything to do with the
profession...if they must test one employee then they test them all.
I've worked for companies that required it, companies that didn't. I was
not bothered either way--it's a nuisance, but what is required of one should
be required of all. And sometimes, like it or not, it should be required.
MTC
Connie Giordano
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From: sbuckalew -at- minitab -dot- com [mailto:sbuckalew -at- minitab -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:04 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Ethics and Job-Hunting
Hmmm...that's interesting, in my area I've worked as a writer-editor and
tech comm at educational institutions and private companies, and none of
them have required a drug test. There aren't any obvious druggies working at
any of those places either, just responsible professionals. Maybe it has
something to do with where you are located. I don't use drugs (I don't even
drink alcoholic beverages), but I would be hesitant to work for a place that
wanted me to hand over body fluids.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com
Subject: RE: Ethics and Job-Hunting
The only job I've had in the last 10 years that did not require a pee-pee
test before starting was as a retail inventory auditor. Not surprisingly,
that company was full of druggies, and when I was a team leader there I had
to actually get one fired for it (well, actually for stealing Valium from a
pharmacy we were counting and then driving a company van under the influence
of 6 or 7 of them the next day).
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