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Orrin Hatch: Drug Tests for the Unemployed

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The Spite House6/17/2010 4:18:11 pm PDT

re: #383 reuven

re: #362 JasonA

I just think it’s invasive and not necessarily indicative of anything. I don’t like recreational drug use, but since I personally won’t pee in a jar for someone else, I can’t expect my employees to.

I may feel differently for different sorts of business. (For example, in his book [Link: www.amazon.com…] Sam Carpenter, who runs a call center operation, said that Drug Testing made a big difference…)

Since my people tend to be either “Creative” types or social-oddities (MIT Ph.Ds), drug testing is a poor indicator of performance. We’re not looking for uniformity, we’re looking to create specific impressions with clients.

Okay, but I really don’t see how a credit-check helps you pick out the best of the creative-crop, either. *shrug* Not looking to start a fight over it, it just doesn’t make sense to me. Help me see the light :)