some sweet cans
some sweet cans
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Funny how people are defending it when it's not a thing in Canada and supermarkets are still functional
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Yeah American employer’s obsession with drug testing is weird. I’ve never even heard of an instance of a job drug testing here in Canada. Not in retail, not in a professional office position, nowhere.
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I'm pretty sure it's downstream from the war on drugs, which was motivated largely by racism (and anti left wing sentiment, to some extent)
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Some employers have even begun testing for nicotine. They don't want anyone on staff who smokes because smokers take breaks.
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Seriously? That’s absurd wow
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Yeah it's largely in the hospital world. It's a bad look for healthcare or some bullshit they say. I used to work in that world.
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"We're going to start testing for piss, because we hear people take breaks for that too."
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From what I'm finding it's legal in Canada but you need a valid reason to do it
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Ah yeah and that totally makes sense. Doing it for everything is just crazy though. Seems like a waste of time for everyone involved
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Lots of places in Canada drug test, but it's mostly construction. Also, last time I was looking for work, it was a swab instead of a piss test, so at least they're getting more reasonable
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I think there's only some instances you can legally do it in Canada. I think in the transportation and health care sector it's possible.
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Random testing is legally hard, pre-hire is easier (but they still need an excuse, grocery stores aren't likely to have one).
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Part of the reason has to do with insurance companies. The company gets a discount if they can prove there's a "drug free" workplace. It's not like it matters to the employees who likely don't receive insurance benefits because they're in an "uNskILleD jOb."
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