[scrose]

I worked at a ‘startup’ in the Healthcare sector that drug tested everyone on initial hire. They were spun off from one of the big US hospitals though. I’m not over exaggerating when I say we lost a huge amount of exceptionally qualified applicants who dropped out of the process or refused to accept the offer specifically due to the drug test requirement.

[reillyse]

Yea fuck that, I’d refuse point blank. This is 100% private information. If I behave like I’m high/drunk/stoned at work by all means fire me, but what I do when not at work is my business alone.

[scrose]

Yeah, the tech side of the company was pushing to remove the requirement for as long as I was there. But it was pretty much just a blanket requirement for all employees since most worked in medical facilities where that’s normally required.

At this point in my life, I’d reject it. But it’s hard to say no when being offered twice your current salary and a significantly shorter commute.