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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by lodovic on Friday January 06, 2023 @01:13AM (#34271581)
Is that a thing? I don't think taking "performance enhancing drugs" is safe or allowed in my country, and I would definitely report coworkers to HR if I would find out they did. It's not fair to compete against someone like that.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by pcthrowaway on Friday January 06, 2023 @01:55AM (#34271767)
It's absolutely a thing. Rampant in SV from what I hear. Many people get them prescribed (Adderall, Ritalin) for ADD, but it seems like 20-40% of programmers have diagnosed ADD. Others buy from friends who get it prescribed, or on the black market, and they probably don't talk about it at work.

I don't think most employers would fire an employee for taking drugs to improve their performance.

Regardless of safety (and I say this as someone who used to take prescription Adderrall myself) there are negative side effects, and long-term effects.

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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by dbfx on Friday January 06, 2023 @05:26AM (#34273096)
SV is not representative of tech workers
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by boppo1 on Friday January 06, 2023 @02:37AM (#34271989)
Adderall prescriptions are easy to get, at least in the US. Good luck reporting that to HR.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by iakov on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:04AM (#34276288)
Coffeine is the most used one. It is absolutely performance enhancing and really addictive.

Also couldnt help but laugh at you reporting people to HR. That is cute.

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