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From: dsg1@ur-tut.UUCP (Dave Goldberg )
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Re: Urinalysis...Lie Detectors...all the new rage?
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 10:25:55 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 10:25:55 1986
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I don't know much about what private corporations are doing about drug 
testing, except that almost every one that I have interviewed with has
said that they will not tolerate employees who use illegal substances.

I do know that all the federal jobs for which I have interviewed makes use
of urinalysis during the physical, and has a lie detector test.  I believe
that these are used for purposes of security clearance rather than a worry
that an employee will come to work under the influence.  In fact, I had to
sign a form that I would never touch illegal drugs from the day I signed the
form on my NSA application.  They were willing to forget about the past
provided I promised not to do it in the future.  However, I was never a
heavy user of drugs...I don't know how other people would look to them.
(that was not intended to be a holier than thou type statement, they accepted
a friend of mine last year who had a felony on his record from many years
back, but never had trouble with the law since.  He didn't take the job,
but he was shocked that they even considered him.)

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