I've been on a job and wish they did that. Guys would go to lunch off the job and come back smelling like a french whore. I asked a guy what happened one time, "you spill a bottle of Polo in your lap?" He said, "No, it's air freshener to hide the pot smell." Was sitting up on some scaffolding fitting some copper and another guy climbed up and asked the soldering guy how much he wanted. Cash and some funky pills swapped hands. Just thought to myself, be glad when I get off this job. If your gonna be a puffer head, do it after work in your own home, but be dried out, clean whatever when you show up on the job, I got a family at home that likes when I come home.
Got a good friend who has been popped and run off 4 good aerospace jobs, even did a three month rehab at company's expense, and was still smokin....you would think by the age of 56 one would grow the hell up!!! I quit building boilers in the shop years ago because of all the tweakers...I had it made in that shop but I could not stand working a big flange or something off the crane with a guy who was either jonesing his but off or high as a kite. I could care less if you get high, drunk or what you do at home.....when I got to work beside you if you are stoned it is MY business at that point. I used to smoke weed, I did it off work not at work...same goes for beer or whiskey.
The sad part is, your typical stoner can do it ONLY on his own time and still get popped on a test. I guess till it is legalized like alcohol it will remain that way. It is not fair, it is not right but that is da rulez of the game right now. Work by them or find something else to do for a living.
my $.02
Tommy
Here in GA a senator (R) is trying to pass a bill that would require a person to be able to pass a random drug screen to be able to get gov benifits such as welfare, unemployment etc. I am all for it but it can't get any traction because it is "discriminating".HA HA I wish they would test at our company every week to weed out some of the idiots.