Re:Use of illicit drugs becomes part of Silicon Valley's wor...
by greenyoda on Sunday July 27, 2014 @02:58PM
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"Furthering the problem, many tech companies do little or no drug testing because, as Albrecht put it, 'they want the results, but they don't want to know how their employees got the results.'
Or maybe these companies know that subjecting their employees to privacy-invading and degrading tests ("go piss in this cup now") will not help them recruit the best developers. I've never used any illegal drugs in my life, but if given any choice, I'd never work for any employer that forced its employees to undergo drug tests.
(I'll concede that some jobs, like piloting an airliner with 300 passengers on board, might reasonably require drug testing, but the vast majority of developers don't do stuff that can get people killed, and if their performance suffers due to drugs they can always be fired for not getting their work done rather than for using drugs.)
Or maybe these companies know that subjecting their employees to privacy-invading and degrading tests ("go piss in this cup now") will not help them recruit the best developers. I've never used any illegal drugs in my life, but if given any choice, I'd never work for any employer that forced its employees to undergo drug tests.
(I'll concede that some jobs, like piloting an airliner with 300 passengers on board, might reasonably require drug testing, but the vast majority of developers don't do stuff that can get people killed, and if their performance suffers due to drugs they can always be fired for not getting their work done rather than for using drugs.)