Reply #70: a strong Hell No on both

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I have had a job that started doing random testing (I don't have as big a problem with on hire testing, although it's still invasive and depending on the job, doesn't matter).

They had some marketing suit come in to a room of engineers, a large number of whom do not do drugs (including drinking). At one point they said:

"48% of all workplace accidents are substance-related"

then later they said, "if you are abusing, you are more likely to cause an accident."

Well, not being one of the sheeple, I raised my hand and pointed out that according to their own statistics, you are slightly more likely to be involved in an accident if you are sober. And that since the probability is so close to 50%, there is no provable causality whatsoever.

All of the engineers turned around, looked at me, and everyone started clapping. I guess I just found it insulting that I had a glowing, well above average review every quarter, and yet they did not trust me.

If I am fucking up, or responsible for people's lives, then go ahead and test me. If I am doing a great job (in their own words), then fuck off. And frankly, as long as we're not coming in to work messed up on something, fuck off. We are not owned by our companies.

Once again, this is all rooted in greed - the testing companies make a BUNDLE of $$$$$$$$ with this anti-drug attitude by selling the idea and the people who buy it get an insurance break. Fucking greed-heads piss me off... It's as bad as some country selling arms all over the world, then being surprised when they are used against them, not that I'm saying anything...