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damn, I feel like a dumbass
    #7634179 - 11/14/07 09:21 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

After 3 months of being unemployed due to moving, I totally had this job nailed down, real decent job for someone my age.  Went to the second interview and totally aced it... 

then they called and said 'take a drug test'

well, I have a method of beating drug tests, but I kind of rushed it and botched the method, mainly because its been so long since I had to beat a drug test...  I smoked pot the night before (dumb) and then the day of the test I didn't wait long enough for the shit to kick in, took the test in the morning because I wanted to get it over with...

If I had waited till the afternoon to take the test I would have been fine.  I thought it was all good because I was going to the bathroom about once every half hour...  Started drinking water with creatine and b vitamins at 8AM, took the test at 11AM.  the testing place was 30 minutes from my house and by the time I got there I felt like I was going to burst, lol. 

they called me back the next day and said I tested positive for 'trace amounts' of THC.  So no job for me... 

it really pisses me off that I got turned down for a job I was otherwise overqualified to do, just because I smoke a little weed every now and then.  I'm not the type to smoke at 9AM, I wait till 5 most days...  And I sure as hell don't go into work stoned...  So why the fuck is it any of their business what I do in my spare time...?  They don't fucking own my body, and it really is none of their business what I do when I'm off the clock.

it really pisses me off, the corporate attitude towards potsmokers.  Its like I smoke pot, so I'm unhirable and they just expect me to starve...  Its not like potheads have no skills, its just that corporations don't want to ACKNOWLEDGE that potheads can do a job, so they put you on the same level as some drooling, comatose junkie. 

at the very least, I feel somewhat vindicated because I wasted this company's time.  I mean they had me taking written tests, several interviews, background check, etc...  They spent a lot of time determining if I was good enough to work there, spent probably at least $50 on the drug test...  And it was all for naught! 

anyway, now I'll probably have to take a much crappier job as my remaining options are pretty shitty.  sucks for me.  I really wish I had waited 6 hours instead of 3 to take that test...  Still the idea that I have to take a drug test to get a job really rubs me the wrong way.  The last company I worked for was in the same business as this company, but they didn't test me, and in fact my boss knew I was a pothead and didn't care because I was one of the few employees that actually WORKED and was pleasant to be around... 

so anyway, I'm kinda pissed right now...  at myself mainly for breaking my own rules and botching the method...  but also at corporate america and their invasive policies.  I really do feel kind of discriminated against.  It really sucks we live in a society where they have the right to discriminate against you just for having certain chemicals in your bloodstream, as if entering into an employment contract means that your body belongs to the corporation you work for...  fucking oppression :nonono:


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"America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you've lost all control over what you do, what is produced, and how it is produced. And in the end, the product doesn't belong to you. The only way you can avoid bosses and jobs is if you don't care about making a living. Which leads to the second freedom: the freedom to starve."

- Tom Morello


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Re: damn, I feel like a dumbass [Re: wps]
    #7634228 - 11/14/07 09:34 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I'm sorry to hear that. Good luck with your search, hopefully you'll get a job you like that doesn't test.


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Re: damn, I feel like a dumbass [Re: Equally_Diverse]
    #7634248 - 11/14/07 09:45 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

yeah, I'm just glad I have a large savings from back when I was slangin'... but I gotta find something soon because that shit isn't going to last forever... especially now that my car needs some pretty heavy maintenance (new radiator, water pump, timing belt, tensioner) thats gonna take a big chunk out of my bank balance.

plus the business man in me despises spending money while I'm not earning anything. I hate being unemployed, too, its so fucking boring. I'm about to drive my girl crazy because I'm at the house 24/7.

if I didn't live right across the street from a school I would start growing and dealing again... but its too damn risky.

anyway, I've seriously considered just quitting pot for awhile... but I really enjoy it and I feel like if I quit doing something I enjoy just to placate oppressive corporate fucking america... that would be letting them win.


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"America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you've lost all control over what you do, what is produced, and how it is produced. And in the end, the product doesn't belong to you. The only way you can avoid bosses and jobs is if you don't care about making a living. Which leads to the second freedom: the freedom to starve."

- Tom Morello


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