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Well, I decided to let my recruiter know about how this all went down & how I didn't appreciate not having full disclosure prior to accepting this job offer. She was shocked about the whole thing. She had no idea their pre-screen was this extensive & did not know the whole thing about ongoing random testing. She was appologetic and is now concerned about whether or not I will be happy in this job.

 

As I was describing all of this to her I found myself getting pretty aggitated mentally by the whole thing. I am just really not happy about going into this whole thing blind, bottom line.

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Well, I decided to let my recruiter know about how this all went down & how I didn't appreciate not having full disclosure prior to accepting this job offer. She was shocked about the whole thing. She had no idea their pre-screen was this extensive & did not know the whole thing about ongoing random testing. She was appologetic and is now concerned about whether or not I will be happy in this job.

As I was describing all of this to her I found myself getting pretty aggitated mentally by the whole thing. I am just really not happy about going into this whole thing blind, bottom line.
Good for you telling your recruiter!

I hope this job turns out to be great for you.
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Good for you telling your recruiter!

I hope this job turns out to be great for you.
Thanks for bringing this back up Yari. I've been burning a hole in my brain thinking this over...this email response I sent to my recruiter sums it up:

Thanks Hillari.

I've been thinking about this alot. I realized after I talked to you today that I hadn't actually verbalized any of that until I talked to you (it took a while to process). I am going to give it some thought over night & call you tomorrow. Overall, I am just fundamentally against the type of policy this company is utilizing. I understand why they do it, I just don't agree with it. I feel torn because this is a great opportunity on paper. I just wish I would have know everything going in. I need to remember that my primary goal with this job hunt is to find the right place for me. I have a sinking feeling that the "right place" does not involve a place that employs policies that conflict with my core beliefs and values.

Anyway, that's where my head is right now. I will continue to torture myself mentally like I do over things like this and I will call you tomorrow.
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So, basically, I don't know if I can work for a place that feels comfortable and justified invading my privacy and my body with no valid justification (in my mind). It's unfortunate that I didn't find this out before accepting a job offer, but it is still relevant information. I have weighed the cost of compromising my values against the benefit of the job & I'm thinking it's just not worth compromising my values. I do not want to work for a company that presumes guilt in their employees without any reasonable suspicion based facts. I have lots of other options...
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I've never had a job where they have done drug testing either. Hmm and I'm a lawyer you would think they would test us. But no, they just take our word for it I guess.

 

That sucks! I personally wouldn't care either way b/c I don't do drugs but I understand what your saying about just having your privacy invaded w/o even knowing that you were going to be subjected to that. You just show up and BAM their plucking your hair and sticking a cup in your face. Not the most comfortable feeling in the world.

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You have to do what's best for you. Either way good luck making your decision.

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I'd be annoyed too. I mean, I AM the man for god sakes and we don't have to do any of that testing! Yes - it is possible in theory for someone on meth to be in court prosecuting a person for having meth.

 

I declined a job at Alaska Airlines once bc they had a "non-smoking" policy (cigs) and did random pee tests for nicotine. I had quit smoking at that point, but was appalled that they would put that condition on employment.

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I'd be annoyed too. I mean, I AM the man for god sakes and we don't have to do any of that testing! Yes - it is possible in theory for someone on meth to be in court prosecuting a person for having meth.

I declined a job at Alaska Airlines once bc they had a "non-smoking" policy (cigs) and did random pee tests for nicotine. I had quit smoking at that point, but was appalled that they would put that condition on employment.
You da man! Hahaha!

And, wow! Nicotine test? F&ck that! What is up with these companies?

Well, as an update, I just got done talking w/my recruiter. I told her it's a no go. She was not surprised & completely supported me. She was really appologetic about the whole thing...she is pissed that the company didn't disclose all the stuff about the full on physical with medical/prescription history as well as the random drug testing. She says she has never worked w/a company that does stuff like that unless you are operating machinery. In fact, her whole office is pissed for me at this point - they all think random testing is a violation as well. So at least I know I'm not being a complete extremist!
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