How can I find a new job that does NOT require drug testing without cause?
Small business and non-profits have a lower chance of testing, probably because of cause. The only time ive been tested wat at jobs at large-ish companies. Anything retail or customer service (or driving, or working with kids) where you have a lot of teens of college age people has a good chance of a drug test. All you have to do is call a company’s HR department and ask. So if you’re applying for some job just call and ask. Probably best not to identify yourself.
Most jobs in the entertainment industry (Hollywood studios, production companies, etc.) require one-time testing when you’re first getting hired. Thereafter they don’t test. Think about it: how else would so many drug-crazed loons end up with sucessful careers in Hollywood? Or, alternately, how else would so many people with successful Hollywood careers get into trouble with drug abuse? The On Air / “Talent” folk you hear about getting into trouble are just the tip of the iceberg in the industry; a lot of the backroom people (producers, executives) are just as nuts as the rehab-prone stars they market. I work in IT, too, and in my experience working for three different entertainment companies out here in La-la-land, the studios don’t even do a damn thing when it’s clear some of their employees are using at the office and making life miserable for other employees! For example, at my last job, we all knew my old boss used to buy his stuff from the make-up department lady and he’d be high
For what it’s worth, I don’t know of any companies in the IT field that have random drug screens. I suspect it’s because people with IT skills are harder to get, and it’s insulting to potential applicants to demand a drug screen. However, calling the HR department anonymously and asking seems like the most straightforward approach.
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