Opinion:: Random Drug/Alcohol Testing at work /poll\

[CarsThatGoBoom 10+ year member]

i think it`s not fair but at the same time i think it is

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[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Ibtp

 

[CarsThatGoBoom 10+ year member]

i dont understand how it works though.. like what they just say drug test today and you take it ?? or do they have to have suspicion(sp)???

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

no its a violation of the first amendment. Why should it matter what a productive employee does in their spare time. If the employee isnt productive due to drugs, then why is he working there?

It isn't the violation of the first amendment. It is a "privately" owned establishment and the owner/management can run it how they see fit. Don't like it? Go elsewhere. Since it isn't government mandated that companies do a drug screen, I see no harm or foul if a company wishes to do so. They are minimizing there chance of getting that person who lets drugs override their lives and lets it affect work.

Bottom line to me is that companies should be free to run the companies the way they see fit, within reason. I hardly find drug screening to be in the confines of unreasonable.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

i dont understand how it works though.. like what they just say drug test today and you take it ?? or do they have to have suspicion(sp)???

They can't just select individuals. Otherwise to much discrimination finger pointing would be going on. They have to devise a type of lottery draw or other random way of selecting people or simply say everyone.

 

[jimmclrk1 10+ year member]

Why should they be allowed to randomly take fluids from me? They are mine. Its an illegal search and seizure. Noone should have the right to do that. Ever

Would you want a babysitter that was high on meth?

 

[CarsThatGoBoom 10+ year member]

i dont understand how it works though.. like what they just say drug test today and you take it ?? or do they have to have suspicion(sp)??? sorry double post??

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Why should they be allowed to randomly take fluids from me? They are mine. Its an illegal search and seizure. Noone should have the right to do that. Ever

You have a choice though. You can terminate employment with them. It may not seem like a choice in your selfish view of the world, but it is.

 

[CarsThatGoBoom 10+ year member]

well how often do businesses or places where you work do these random things

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

Would you want a babysitter that was high on meth?

If you cant figure out when someone is high, and not high on that type of substance then you should take a long walk off a short pier.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

I disagree with drug tests unless theres cause to believe an employee is abusing drugs.

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

I disagree with drug tests unless theres cause to believe an employee is abusing drugs.

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Also, many other chemicals can cause a false positve on a drug test (poppy seeds for example) So unless the method is 100% i dont see how they can fire someone and ruin their lives for that reason. Especially if the person does their work in a favorable, timely manner.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

well how often do businesses or places where you work do these random things

At my last job I administered them quarterlyy> It is up to the company on frequency though.

 

[CarsThatGoBoom 10+ year member]

At my last job I administered them quarterlyy> It is up to the company on frequency though.

what are quarters?