Same thing they do everyday hire less then qualified people. I have worked more then my fare share of people that were just hired as a body. WTF do companies do when they need to fill quotas put on them by Uncle Sugar?
Just pondering: After MJ becomes legal employment oppurtunity?
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I don't think that option will work in the industry i'm involved with.
There is zero tolerance for potential hires and active employees. This will not change.
I’ll work all day and night. Bring a mini fridge, put a cot out. Pay me triple. Oh and just hook up a garden hose so I can shower in trunks.
How do truck driving companies even exist?
Isn't there a severe shortage of drivers right now?
FireInTheWire
Caprock Crusader
This^^
FireInTheWire
Caprock Crusader
Hopefully... give me another raise for being a reliable hand.
TheMailMan
TGT Addict
The CBD I use has less than 0.3%. They post the results of each batch on their website. Since their CBD is sourced from hemp and not marijuana they don't have to just through hoops to get the THC levels down.
If you want to see what happens when there is a shortage of CDL drivers, just go to the Midland/Odessa area. Chaos!
With the new testing requirements for CDL applicants and the coming requirement to attend a school in order to obtain a CDL, my guess is any shortage will get much worse...and my drivers license will increase in value.
For now I don’t think the shortage is all that bad. It’s not causing issues with day to day life for most people.
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This is what I was trying to get at.
Yours skills becoming more valuable.
Skills = mo $
I consider it a non-issue considering alcohol is already legal and that hasn't impacted the available workforce that much. The legalization of marijuana won't cause any significant shortages of skilled labor as those individuals usually put their professions far ahead of their desire to get high!
I am curious as to how employers handle the issue of employees use of medical marijuana, I suspect it would be the same as any other prescription drug in that a certain amount of time must exist between its use and being on the job; but given the frequency some people have to use the stuff those restrictions may not be feasible. I expect it would end up being a non-qualifier.
I am curious as to how employers handle the issue of employees use of medical marijuana, I suspect it would be the same as any other prescription drug in that a certain amount of time must exist between its use and being on the job; but given the frequency some people have to use the stuff those restrictions may not be feasible. I expect it would end up being a non-qualifier.
BillFairbanks
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My company doesn’t drug test after someone is hired. My boss has told me it’s because most of our executives smoke pot. They make high 6-7 figures.
I’m just a worker bee. I’ve never smoked marijuana and have no desire to.
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I’m just a worker bee. I’ve never smoked marijuana and have no desire to.
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My business partner is a very big wig at a very large bank.
He says the same - all these executives smoke weed.
Surprised the hell outta me.
My former career was in advertising.
If they drug tested, methinks they’d fire people who didn’t have anything in their system, especially on the creative side LOL
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The problem is current testing.
Alcohol leaves your system and takes it effects and trace with it.
THC leaves a trace long after the effects are gone. My understanding is you will test positive two weeks or longer after using it.
If the trace disappeared with the effects this discussion would be a non issue.
The airline industry claims a severe ‘shortage’ too. Yet, no one is taking planes off the schedule or dropping service because there are no qualified airmen.
What we see is improved pay and better working conditions for the majority and bottom feeders still bottom feed, because there is always a segment of the industry that feeds off the bottom.
Now, what we also see in both segments of the transportation industry is that substance abuse can, and does occur. Both DOT and FAA have programs for those with issues. Neither are particularly easy to comply with and have significant penalties for recurrence.
What no one is addressing is the generation between the Boomers and Millennials is actually a small population. So the growth in demand for operators in those industries is constrained by a limited population set and compounded by other forces, such as motivation and cost or time to qualify to make the magnitude of the problem appear much greater than it is.
I mean, if the shortage was that bad, we’d be seeing new rail lines going in all over the place, simply because of the efficiency.
New rail lines are ghastly expensive.
People will NIMBY that to death as well.
I've heard the airline industry has people because there are air crew who will work for almost nothing to get the seat hours. Is that true?
Trucking is a sucky job.
In recent years the regulations have really made it suck even more.
Not many even want to get in to the trade.
People will NIMBY that to death as well.
I've heard the airline industry has people because there are air crew who will work for almost nothing to get the seat hours. Is that true?
Trucking is a sucky job.
In recent years the regulations have really made it suck even more.
Not many even want to get in to the trade.
Many but not all do drug screening, but many do screen for both alcohol and drugs in an accident.
