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0 pointschimeracoder11y ago0 comments

This is the first that I've heard of Pivotal Labs requiring drug testing.

That makes me really sad - I thought the tech industry was free of this incredibly invasive, offensive, and counterproductive[0] practice.

Do you know any other tech companies that have these policies (particularly startups)? I wonder if this is an outlier or just a commonplace practice I've been unaware of.

[0] Because not all drugs remain detectable for the same amount of time, drug tests simply encourage use of drugs that are tougher to detect (if you use cocaine, amphetamines, DMT, or heroin on a Friday, it will all be gone from your system by Monday). Marijuana sits at the far other end of the spectrum - depending on the means of testing, it can be detectable weeks after use.

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yannyu11y ago

My understanding is that it is not uncommon for VCs to push their companies to start drug testing. Can't vouch for exactly why that is, but it seems to be something that happens.

walshemj11y ago

Why do these VC's have shares in drug testing company's I can think of only a handful of job (outside of DV/TS clearance) that should be allowed to test there employees train drivers, airline pilots and so on.

Your MD doesn't have to have drug tests and they have access to the whole damm candy store.

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