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Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by Consultant32452 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:50PM (#15750959)
Every white collar job I've held in the last decade had mandatory drug tests.
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by jpindar on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:18PM (#15753375)
I have never had a drug test, and that includes several jobs working for defense contractors. (The law said they had to have a plan for testing anyone they suspected of drug use. It didn't say they had to suspect anyone.)
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by walshemj on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @03:55PM (#15751445)
Really assuming you don't work in a Job requiring security clearance that seems excessive.
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by Consultant32452 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:10PM (#15753337)
I've never had security clearance of any kind. Highlights that all required drug testing were: restaurant national headquarters, towing/insurance national headquarters, theme park, defense contractor for non-secure projects, and a bank.

Though now that I think about it I have technically worked at two companies that didn't drug test: my own, and a small 3-man startup I did some work for.

It's worth mentioning that I live in a red state. I suspect blue states have cultures that are a little more lax on drug testing, though I have no real data to back that up.

Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by freeone3000 on Thursday November 23, 2017 @11:19AM (#15765978)
I've been in tech for seven years and never been drug tested.
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by wils1245 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @12:43PM (#15758732)
What sector are you in?
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? by Consultant32452 on Thursday November 23, 2017 @01:06AM (#15763154)
Here's the sectors I've worked in throughout my career: Insurance, banking, marketing, entertainment (theme park), restaurants, and defense. Every single one of my jobs in those sectors required drug tests prior to employment.