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Drug policy BS

Hi everyone, first time post on this sub. For starters, I actually really like my job. The pay is good, the people are nice, the work is work but it's not terrible, we aren't overloaded or anything. The thing that frustrates me is the drug policy. I work/live in Oregon USA, thc is recreationally legal and the company doesn't test for it. In other words, they are ok with employees smoking cannabis. Here's the kicker, if you were to get into an accident that is bad enough that insurance is involved, possible termination etc then they DO test for it. Thc stays in the body for a pee test for 1 month. So this to me sounds like a clever strategy to have half or more of your work force be in a situation where if they are responsible, always come into work sober, but then they get into an…


Hi everyone, first time post on this sub. For starters, I actually really like my job. The pay is good, the people are nice, the work is work but it's not terrible, we aren't overloaded or anything. The thing that frustrates me is the drug policy. I work/live in Oregon USA, thc is recreationally legal and the company doesn't test for it. In other words, they are ok with employees smoking cannabis. Here's the kicker, if you were to get into an accident that is bad enough that insurance is involved, possible termination etc then they DO test for it. Thc stays in the body for a pee test for 1 month. So this to me sounds like a clever strategy to have half or more of your work force be in a situation where if they are responsible, always come into work sober, but then they get into an accident, get hurt, damage product whatever they could then drug test, it comes positive and they blame you for being high at work even if you aren't. In this case, would they be responsible to have their insurance pay for medical bills?

I work in a manufacturing setting, staple guns, forklifts, circular saws etc.

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