re: #113 klys

So, going OT here, Lizards, especially in the software industry, how common is a drug test on hiring?

My husband is morally offended that the new company will want one (his product has been bought). I, having slogged through several for a variety of internships, am having difficulty working up sympathy. Help me gauge the appropriate level of outrage?

I’ve worked for 5 Biotech companies, and it wasn’t until I was hired by one based on the East Coast that I had to take a drug test. I was somewhat offended, but it was late 2008 and I’d been working under contract since April, having been laid off when a previous company went under, so I really didn’t feel like I had much choice.

I figure he has several options: refuse and see if they’ll hire him anyway; acquiesce and keep silent; pass the test, take the job, and then raise a stink.