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Well, I object to my place of employment monitoring whether or not I do anything illegal while not working. They going to monitor my driving too, to make sure I don't speed? Or what position I have sex in? (depending on the stupid state laws)Problem is this Riv.
At the moment doing illegal drugs is well, illegal. From what I understand ranging from misdemeanor to felony. In general, simply injesting alcohol is not that. A business has an interest in having employee's who are not actively our routinely violating laws that could potentially cause them to become incarcerated by the very nature of the act. While Alcohol can LEAD to such issues, alcohol itself is not grounds for such to happen.
While I do think the logic is a bit flimsy as its not as if we test for other reasons people are violating the law, it is still understandable that it would matter to a business.
Don't get me wrong, I have signed agreements to consent to drug testing. I have been drug tested a few times. I used to use them frequently. I was just careful about it, given my positions as a government contractor. Hell, I even admitted to using on my clearance forms. (got the clearance anyway, btw ) I don't object to the RIGHT of an employer to drug test. I firmly believe in the employer's right to hire/fire whomever they want for whatever reason they want.
That does not mean, however, that I didn't feel it was a violation of my privacy. I just opted to go along with it, temporarily, for my own benefit. LOL Mainly what I object to, like I said, is the fact that it doesn't assess your state of intoxication while at work. What it DOES assess is whether or not you've broken a drug law on your own time. And, quite frankly, I don't think that's any of their damn business.
GreymaneAlso, what Realm? ; )