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Mushmonkey said:
'sides, once I'd be past the pre-hire test, unless I've got a workman's comp claim I won't be re-tested.. that's when the fun starts.

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Indeed, that is when the fun starts.

I'm in the same basic situation as you are right now. I'm being considered for a support manager position and I am not sure if I will get drug tested or not, so I can't partake as of now.

Of course, not even a week before I learned that I would finally be interviewed (we've been without that position being filled since I've been there, almost a year now), I was coming in completely baked... in fact, the first time I ever toked up before coming into work at the beginning of the night (usually it is just on lunch break), I had my yearly review, exceeded almost all expectations, and was asked if I was still interested in the position.

In fact, I registered on that website in order to reply specifically to the moron who showed his expertise and infinite wisdom on the subject at hand by copying and pasting baseless propaganda, on the point of "drugs in the workplace", or whatever.

My recent research in that area has proven that smoking and work do not in any way need to equal negative results. I find it hard to believe that smoking marijuana equates into absenteeism, as work usually tends to become even more enjoyable than one usually will find it, as they will be more "into" the experience. When I have smoked up while working, I am more conscious of my body and how I use it while working, which directly contradicts claims that being under the influence of marijuana will make one unsafe and will increase accidents. Working while high has increased my productivity in that I am more able to focus on the task at hand to a greater degree, being more aware of the more subtle qualities interplaying with my experience. I become immersed in the work experience. Working while high has really helped my working ability and provided me with an exponential increase in general understanding and improvement with myself, physically and mentally.

The point is that marijuana brings more awareness to one's thoughts and one's actions. People have confused the ill effects of a mentally weak and immature person smoking marijuana as actually occuring as a result of the drug use itself, when, really, using marijuana has only illuminated it and made it more apparent. The fact is that almost every American, in one area or the other, is severely, mentally immature.     

Isn't it ironic that, by having beneficial experiences working while using marijuana, which increased my awareness of how I use my body and how I go about working, and has also increased the positive aspects of my attitude towards work itself, is risking my losing that job in its entirety by going for a position where I will be more capable of using my expertise and understanding in a manner that will benefit the place I work more than before?


Peace.

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Icelander said:
I suggest the ultimate frisbee forums. When I played we were all stoners

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