I agree entirely.  I once took a job that required a drug test.  It was a
job doing research for a documentary for a local TV station - no legitimate
reason whatsoever to require a test.  I've regretted taking that job to this
day.  I should never have gone along with such an infringement of employees'
privacy.

Amanda

> ----------
> From:         Belinda Nickles[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Monday, May 10, 1999 4:53 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: random drug sreening
>
> I personally object to drug testing and would
> seriously think hard about working for a museum
> that required such testing.
>
> As well as the comments made by others, there is
> also the chance of a drug test coming up positive
> due to perscription drugs, menopause, herbal remedies,
> and sometimes just the normal chemicals in our bodies
> (I have always tested positive for TB, but I have never
> had the disease). I have read of many such instances
> and the institutions ordering the drug test and the
> lab doing the test refuse to contemplate any other
> alternative. Usually the innocent have their reputations
> ruined.  It's a shame management cannot just trust
> their staffs when there is no reason to do otherwise.
>
> Belinda
>

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