Question: Drug testing
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Feb 2, 2009, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by earl237 View Post
Jobs don't usually do drug testing unless the job involves handling large sums of money or involves public safety such as a pilot or bus driver,
That is so so wrong. I've been tested for some really BS jobs in my life. An employer does not want to hire someone that may come to work high and cause any type of decline in productivity. This is one reason why if you get injured on the job they ship you straight to the hospital for treatment of your injury AND testing for drugs and alcohol. Factor in that a lot of unions make it almost impossible to get fired for being high at work, at least on the first occurrence. These days the company will have to send the person in for treatment. As far as UPS you can bet your rear end that they will test their employees, especially package handlers/drivers. Best way to avoid the problem is obviously not to get high.
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