How can I find a new job that does NOT require drug testing without cause?
Erowid on drug testing. I was about to get a job where I would have been tested once before employment. I wasn’t sure when the test would be and didn’t feel like abstaining. I comforted myself by making plans to fool the test. (The job ended up not working out, which is just as well. I would also rather not work for such people. But just in case. . .
Every company that I’ve worked for that performed random tests had some kind of high-risk area, like a distribution centre, packing, or assembly. The testing really was for safety concerns where large equipment and such were used. I am almost positive that it was a condition by insurers to keep rates low. I guessed that to avoid the appearance of discriminating, all employees, regardless of whether they working in the high-risk areas, had to be randomly tested. So, my advice is to avoid companies that would have a high-risk employee pool that would require testing to ensure low insurance costs. Now how you figure that out is a question left to the reader.
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