Food for Thought One

[Rodri]

Companies should not be allowed to drug test employees unless an issue arises such as a workplace injury or there is a reasonable suspicion that an employee may be under the affects of drugs or alchohol. The fact that they are allowed to be so intrusive into an individual's private life these days just shows how weak worker's rights are now.

As long as I show up for work on time each day and perform my duties as an employee well, what buisness is it of the boss to question what I do in my own time? An employer rents my skills for as many hours as is agreed between us. He does not own me!

As for drug testing welfare recipients, I cannot say how much this idea disgusts me. What has happened to us that we are losing our humanity so rapidly? There is a phrase that springs to mind; there, but for the grace of God, go I. You can take out the word God and replace it with whatever suits your own personal belief system, good fortune would do. It's about having some empathy. Drug abuse is usually a symptom of some other underlying phsycological trauma or problems which the victim is trying to self-medicate with illegal substances. Would you punish a person who developed a serious physical illness and cast them out of society? Oh wait, that used to happen to victims of AIDS, didn't it? (and probably still does in some places)

Get over the greed. Your tax dollars? Think yourself fortunate that you are in a position to be able to pay taxes.

[jorbaud]

what buisness is it of the boss to question what I do in my own time?

Because it can affect the quality of your work and the safety of you and those around you.