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Originally Posted by m21sniper
YEP! FIRE ALL PEOPLE THAT DRINK, USE TOBACCO, OR USE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS!!!!
Seriously, some of you guys don't put a lot of thought into your responses.
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No, just fire all the people who smoke pot or put them on permanent disability. And there is quite a bit of thought behind that statement.
If someone drinks alcohol on the job they will fail a Breathalyzer test. If they drink on their own time and are sober when they show up, they pass a breathalyzer test.
If someone smokes pot OFF the job, it will show up in their system. If someone smokes pot on the job, it will show up in their system.
So how do you differentiate between them getting high on their time or the company's time? You don't.
WTF does tobacco have to do with this subject? Does it impare thought, coordination and ability? No, it doesn't. Doesn't belong in this discussion.
If someone is taking (real) prescription medication it is their responsibility to report it to the company and the company makes the determination if they are fit for duty or if the medication would interfere with their ability to perform the job safely and up to a reasonable level of performance and quality.
Someone who has been smoking pot would have to be considered unfit for duty unless the job description is to sit on their arse, drool, giggle and eat munchies.
You weren't actually suggesting it would be OK for them to be high on the job, were you?