[alt2319]

> I guess the ex-admin wants to work in manual labor or fast food

You'd be surprised. I did something somewhat similar and was convicted of a federal felony. No fast food place or retailer would touch me with that record. But ironically I've found plenty of IT work with smaller companies.

[douche]

Ironically, we are much laxer on those with more responsibility. When was the last time a middle manager or senior executive had to pass a piss test to be employed? It's routine in blue collar work.

[dataminded]

That's a vertical thing. I've had two financial services employers require a drug test.

[jon-wood]

Do they fire you if you're not testing positive for cocaine?

[nickpsecurity]

Not in Wall St for sure. Or they make sure the "right people" know it's coming ahead of time so they can buy the right stuff to cheat the tests. Plenty of drug use by managers in a lot of organizations I've been involved in. None were ever fired for it. A few were fired for the damaging behavior that resulted from it.

[Stratoscope]

You missed a word in jon-wood's comment (emphasis added):

> Do they fire you if you're not testing positive for cocaine?

[nickpsecurity]

Glossed over it. Good catch. Interesting enough, my post still is pretty accurate reply if you drop the "not" at the beginning and look at it from who gets ahead in their special clubs.