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Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:48PM (#15750455)
Can someone who smoked a joint 30 minutes ago?

Can someone who smoked a joint a couple days ago be trusted not to smoke one 30 minutes before starting work with the concrete cutters? Trusted enough to bet your company on? (Because you know that if the worker smokes a joint just before working with the concrete cutters, and someone gets injured or killed, the owner loses the company in the lawsuit.)

Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by monocasa on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:08PM (#15752068)
> Can someone who drank a beer a couple days ago be trusted not to drink one 30 minutes before starting work with the concrete cutters? Trusted enough to bet your company on? (Because you know that if the worker drinks a beer just before working with the concrete cutters, and someone gets injured or killed, the owner loses the company in the lawsuit.)
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:46PM (#15752339)
OK, fair point.
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by literallycancer on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @06:42PM (#15752806)
What's insurance?