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Tophat665 · 01-07-2004, 08:12 PM

Folks, you are all missing the point. Corporate drug tests are not primarily tests for whether you have done drugs or not. They are tests to see that, if you do drugs, you have the self disipline not to do them when you have a good reason not to and if you have the intelligence to figure out a way to insure that you will be clean. Why else would they give you notice, as most places do?

It's not a drug test, it's an IQ test.

That said, I don't think it's anyone's business what I do with my time as long as it doesn't affect my work, or injure anyone or harm anyone's property.

As for washing dishes, how many of you waxing wroth over The_wall's expose of professional kitchen antics have ever washed dishes in a restaurant? Good lord, you have to be stoned. It's practically a job requirement. It's a filthy, soaking, incredibly hot, smelly, boring job that never ends until the restaurant closes. At the end of the day you feel like you've been beaten with sticks, and you get to take home minimum wage or less. This is not rocket science. This is (in this day and age) spray the dishes off, load them into a machine that's equal parts sauna and autoclave, pull the lever and load another rack. The parts you are worrying about are all taken care of by a machine.

How many of you have worked in a restaurant? Literally everyone I know who has worked in a restaurant did drugs of one sort or another during the time they were employed (not necessarily while working. Usually not, in fact). Almost all of them smoked cannabis, but quite a few of them also did amazing amounts of cocaine, and there were some who would drop acid every so often too.

These were not greasy spoons, either. We're talking 3 stars here.

And as for "well you shouldn't be trusted if you break the law," tell me about it next time you're speeding down the highway late for whatever. Everyone breaks the law (everyone interesting anyway). There are too many of them not to.

Nuff said.

01-07-2004, 08:12 PM	#44 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Folks, you are all missing the point. Corporate drug tests are not primarily tests for whether you have done drugs or not. They are tests to see that, if you do drugs, you have the self disipline not to do them when you have a good reason not to and if you have the intelligence to figure out a way to insure that you will be clean. Why else would they give you notice, as most places do? It's not a drug test, it's an IQ test. That said, I don't think it's anyone's business what I do with my time as long as it doesn't affect my work, or injure anyone or harm anyone's property. As for washing dishes, how many of you waxing wroth over The_wall's expose of professional kitchen antics have ever washed dishes in a restaurant? Good lord, you have to be stoned. It's practically a job requirement. It's a filthy, soaking, incredibly hot, smelly, boring job that never ends until the restaurant closes. At the end of the day you feel like you've been beaten with sticks, and you get to take home minimum wage or less. This is not rocket science. This is (in this day and age) spray the dishes off, load them into a machine that's equal parts sauna and autoclave, pull the lever and load another rack. The parts you are worrying about are all taken care of by a machine. How many of you have worked in a restaurant? Literally everyone I know who has worked in a restaurant did drugs of one sort or another during the time they were employed (not necessarily while working. Usually not, in fact). Almost all of them smoked cannabis, but quite a few of them also did amazing amounts of cocaine, and there were some who would drop acid every so often too. These were not greasy spoons, either. We're talking 3 stars here. And as for "well you shouldn't be trusted if you break the law," tell me about it next time you're speeding down the highway late for whatever. Everyone breaks the law (everyone interesting anyway). There are too many of them not to. Nuff said. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.