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Mariana

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37. That's the excuse they give, anyway.

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:43 AM

Dec 20

Funny how they never test for alcohol. Plenty of people show up to work intoxicated and put everyone at risk, so where are the breathalyzers? Benadryl practically turns me into a zombie, and drowsiness is listed as a common side effect of that and lots of other legal drugs, but they don't test for those, either.

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I knew this country was "effed" when I had to pee in a bottle for a minimum wage job [View all] maxrandb Dec 19 OP

They also think because they sit on their ass at a desk all their life, House of Roberts Dec 19 #1

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Funny how a job like Senator, Congress, Governor and Judge don't require random, mandatory drug testing maxrandb Dec 19 #5

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Or actually BigMin28 Dec 19 #21

Hegseth needs a daily blood-draw Seinan Sensei Dec 20 #34

Americans (not all) Keepthesoulalive Dec 19 #3

Perhaps the greatest scam/sting in history maxrandb Dec 19 #7

Reagan started it. Squaredeal Dec 19 #27

The murder of JFK started it. It was they, the facists, who killed him. Clouds Passing Dec 20 #47

Trump's gonna release those files and we'll see EVERYTHING!!! Callie1979 Dec 20 #50

he was legally required to do that last term. and only released a few redacted. rampartd Dec 20 #53

This is the book that explains who killed JFK Nigrum Cattus Dec 20 #65

The perfect title for a book DENVERPOPS Dec 20 #67

In 1978 I had to take a polygraph test as part of a job application. rsdsharp Dec 19 #4

No, you "voluntarily" took it, according to the hypocrites. malthaussen Dec 20 #44

I wasn't an employee. I was an applicant. And, in point of fact, I did volunteer. rsdsharp Dec 20 #52

"They're stealing your jobs" vs "Nobody wants to work anymore" IronLionZion Dec 19 #8

Here's an experiment maxrandb Dec 19 #9

Assuming a Musk net worth of $450 billion (he was up to $486 bn on Tuesday but fell back) it would take 12,328,767 years Celerity Dec 19 #17

Oh come now, if you just put in a little overtime, cut back on food and other non-essentials . . . Journeyman Dec 20 #35

My son BigMin28 Dec 19 #23

I have a pension from working Devilsun Dec 19 #10

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 19 #11

we are, indeed, piss ants. Javaman Dec 19 #12

The piss test seemed somewhat regional AdamGG Dec 19 #13

The drug test made money for the company doing the testing. Usually someone the head of HR knows LiberalArkie Dec 19 #18

the piss test also establishes dominance early cadoman Dec 22 #74

applying for work right now is really demoralizing cadoman Dec 19 #14

100% all of this. still-prayin4rain Dec 19 #15

Yes big brother etc. Meowmee Dec 19 #16

I have had FBI background checks run on me three times Demobrat Dec 19 #19

Ah, yes, 1980... Just Jerome Dec 19 #20

Excellent post! mountain grammy Dec 19 #22

Excellent post, pre and post Reagan work it seems. 40 years of hardship, hell and decline. appalachiablue Dec 19 #24

The reason ForgedCrank Dec 19 #25

This is good. Hard hitting commentary. SixteenTons Dec 19 #26

That's awfully RW-ish. Work or die. Or work and die. marble falls Dec 20 #40

Tom Morello is not right-wing. SixteenTons Dec 20 #55

I don't know anything about Tom Morello past I think two guys on DU know him, and the one statement ... marble falls Dec 20 #58

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Like I said. Opinions vary. SixteenTons Dec 20 #64

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K & R Emile Dec 20 #45

Dont people in OTHER countries work for companies too? Of course they do Callie1979 Dec 20 #51

Of course. Never said differently. SixteenTons Dec 20 #54

Its a lot easier to open & run your own business here than many other countries. Callie1979 Dec 20 #62

Ah...I see SixteenTons Dec 20 #66

Sure they do. Let me tell you about the German Exchange student who was my daughters best friend maxrandb Dec 22 #73

Maybe we could just pee in Trump's mouth, and he would determine Jack Valentino Dec 19 #28

the double standard is horrible, BUT ecstatic Dec 19 #29

That's the excuse they give, anyway. Mariana Dec 20 #37

I think it's more about control maxrandb Dec 20 #39

"I think it's more about control" SixteenTons Dec 20 #60

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Hearsay that a local manufacturer has stopped testing to keep and hire employees. IA8IT Dec 22 #76

It's offensive and degrading. Aussie105 Dec 19 #30

Why should blue collar employees be held to a company standard that their white collar co workers aren't? MichMan Dec 22 #81

If you were rich, you could pee in a crystal bowl usonian Dec 20 #31

I'll Never Forget... DET Dec 20 #32

Yeah Figarosmom Dec 20 #33

Your posting really struck a chord in many of us. La Coliniere Dec 20 #36

I was drug tested three or four times a year. CDL Emile Dec 20 #41

You are opposed to a CDL driver being drug tested? MichMan Dec 22 #82

If the driver is involved in an accident, no Emile Dec 22 #83

Testing someone only after they cause an accident. MichMan Dec 22 #84

CDL drivers are required to pass a CDL physical Emile Dec 22 #85

Me, I knew it when gas stations started charging for air. malthaussen Dec 20 #43

The saddest thing is the number of people that willingly surrendered maxrandb Dec 20 #46

The "oh so rugged" white guys, Mr. Mustard 2023 Dec 20 #48

Blame LAWSUITS on a lot of that. Callie1979 Dec 20 #49

What happened in 1980? wryter2000 Dec 20 #56

The War on Drugs is responsible for this invasion on our 4th Amendment MagickMuffin Dec 20 #57

I have a friend who worked for a company back in the 80s and the owner asked her twodogsbarking Dec 20 #59

Lost pension yankee87 Dec 20 #68

That grocery chain I worked for was a victim of "trickle down - greed is good" RAYgunomics maxrandb Dec 20 #69

Drug tests - and personality tests SpankMe Dec 20 #70

But an X-rated Nazi president is A-OK maxrandb Dec 20 #71

Thank Nancy Reagan for that urinary inspection. k55f5r Dec 20 #72

Why did you decide to become a "pissant"? Kaleva Dec 22 #75

I've phone-banked and volunteered to try to get sane people elected maxrandb Dec 22 #77

Gaining labor rights cost lives Kaleva Dec 22 #78

Drug testing is pretty standard during onboarding Shermann Dec 22 #79

When I got out of high school in 1966 we had a doc03 Dec 22 #80