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Subject:Re: the OTHER test From:"Dan Roberts" <droberts63 -at- earthlink -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:02:27 -0400
I've had it done twice in 12 years--once as a job shopper proposed to work for a
client, and now, to get my current position.
My only qualm was whether my meds would give a false positive (the poppyseed
effect). If the test had giving a positive result, I'm not sure how I would have
reacted--if I were rejected because of the test, then proved a reason for the
false positive, would the company have found a different reason not to hire me?
[Actually, I think that, if I had proved the test bogus because of my meds, I'd
have been hired anyway] Or would I have let the whole matter drop, and move on
to a different company? I'm not sure.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brent -dot- Jones -at- Level3 -dot- com <Brent -dot- Jones -at- Level3 -dot- com>
>As a potential employee, would a required drug screening
>affect your decision to accept or reject a position with a company? As
>someone who hires others, is a drug screening a part of your hiring process?
>As a technical professional, have you ever been asked to undergo a screen?
>Was it an issue for you at all? What was your response?
