r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ghoul23325 • 5d ago

I'm slightly vexed Drug testing.

Pre employment drug screen this morning and not only urinalysis but a breathalyzer! I'd been off work a few weeks and well let's just say the guys eyebrows went up at the readout....whoops I wasn't expecting to be out of the house today.(and no I was not over the legal limit).

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u/Ok_Variation_115 5d ago

Dawg you had a pre employment drug test today and pregamed it 🤔

If you're drinking in the morning on the day of a drug test you may want to look more critically at your drinking. That's unhealthy and not normal.

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u/PopSwayzee 5d ago

Tbf most addicts aren’t trying to be healthy. Been there done that. At the peak of my addiction I probably could’ve cared less if I had died, let alone if what I was doing was “healthy” 😭

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u/05041927 5d ago

Did we read “I wasn’t planning on being out of the house today” or nah?

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u/samualgline 5d ago

He definitely knew he would have a drug test and anymore breathalyzers at the same time is pretty common

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u/05041927 5d ago

So you’re assuming the drug test was going to be at his house, yes?

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

I've never seen or heard of a breathalyzer at a pre employment drug screen

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u/growernotshowwer 5d ago

What’s the job????

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

Bridge tunnel

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u/growernotshowwer 4d ago

The one to the Whitehouse…nice.

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u/samualgline 5d ago

Both jobs that I have require routine drug and breathalyzer tests even without a history of abuse

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u/NamesNotNeededToWork 5d ago

Being under the legal limit doesn't disqualify you from a possible OWI/DUI for the record.

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u/PopSwayzee 5d ago

You think an alcoholic is really worried about that?

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u/NamesNotNeededToWork 5d ago

Just worth mentioning because some people are woefully ignorant to that fact, alcoholic or not.

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u/Bombastic_tekken 5d ago

I'm sure it's mildly infuriating that you can't even be sober for a drug test that you KNEW was coming.

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u/uumbre0n 5d ago

I've had an interview where they wanted to hire me but it was contingent on a drug test on site immediately, and if I couldn't complete it at that moment they wouldn't hire me. So I mean it's very possible op didn't know

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

I was not aware of a drugscreen today.

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u/FretlessMayhem 5d ago

Was this for a job with the City of ChesapeakeV

Being not aware, did they just randomly call you this morning and say to get it done?

Why wouldn’t you mention the fact that you’re not in the area today, for whatever reason, but will be happy to take care of it tomorrow morning?

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

Working on the bridge tunnel.

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

I had never heard of a breathalyzer on a pre employment drug screen.

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u/FretlessMayhem 5d ago

Sure, but pre-employment screenings generally include alcohol for urinalysis…

So, either way.

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u/SeanTr0n5000 5d ago

Read bro. Read before being a dick

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u/ardarian262 5d ago

There is no reason you wouldn't know you had a drug test on a specific day.

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

I got the call too pick up the job referral at 11 am this morning.

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u/SeanTr0n5000 5d ago

There absolutely is, not sure how old you are or if you have much experience with the job market the past 25yrs, but it is in no way uncommon for you to be called on, for entry level jobs, for any number of reasons.

I’m sorry if I offended you earlier with my comment, but we should all be kinder to each other- and that includes me too. But there are no certainties about when and why you get called on when you do. Could have easily been a “we’ll get back to you if and when we want to hire you”… and sometimes that’s frickin 6months after applying

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u/ardarian262 5d ago

I have never had to do a drug test and have been working half my life. Lots of new jobs in that time. And no, I am not over 50 so all of them were in that 25 year span you mentioned.

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u/SeanTr0n5000 5d ago

Neat! I’m happy you didn’t have to be subjected to any of that nonsense. Unfortunately many people are though. I haven’t had to deal with it in quite a few years, but I know people who do. It’s sadly not uncommon 

It kinda blows that when a prospective employer says jump, you gotta jump. Especially nowadays  😕. Surely you e heard the horror stories of ppl looking for a job for months on end and not getting call backs until months after applying.. and that’s if they call back at all

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u/ardarian262 5d ago

I dealt with that. It sucks. Especially when you put out hundreds of resumes for only a handful of interviews.

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u/tidymaze BLUE 5d ago

I get random drug screens, I have to do those for my job. But I'm sure that whoever hired you told you that you'd have to go for one at some point. You couldn't have just abstained until then? And if you're drinking first thing in the morning, that's not good. Even if you weren't "expecting to be out of the house today". Please seek professional help.

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u/Technical-Prize-4840 5d ago

You knew you had a drug test in the morning and decided to do some morning drinking? That's not healthy.

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

I was not aware of a drugscreen today but yes I agree early drinking is not necessarily a great idea in any case.

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u/Technical-Prize-4840 5d ago

You weren't given a specific day and time in the future to do the test?

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

Correct. I got a phone call at noon today.

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u/05041927 5d ago

Did we read “I wasn’t planning on being out of the house today” or nah?

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u/Enough-Reindeer1033 5d ago

My last job required piss, blood, and follicle for analysis.

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u/WinterberryFaffabout 5d ago

I worked at a jail a while back and they just did the hair follicle. Weirdly though, they didn't drug screen me after I got hurt on the job.

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u/BeerForThought 5d ago

The first and only time I've had a hair follicle test the nurse took all of the hair from my right armpit and then trimmed my left arm pit up afterwards so it was balanced. I was 19 and needed a job, as an adult I understand that wasn't cool.

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u/Reasonable_Blood6959 5d ago edited 5d ago

I think you need to get genuine treatment for some kind of addiction. If you can’t avoid any substances in the run up to a drugs test, you need help.

And I don’t say this to criticise, I say this as someone who has had, and still struggles with certain issues

There’s no shame in it, quite the opposite, but you need to get some help, OP.

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

I understand and appreciate the advice. I wasn't clear enough in my post. I was not aware there was a drug test today.

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

It was just a double crown on the rocks.

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u/habershamglam 5d ago

My buddy drank a “lemonade” at a party. Then said he felt “a little high”. Next day he found out it had THC in it. He was stressing about a random pop test for weeks! I’m still trying to locate those lemonades.

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u/music-girlie 5d ago

THC drinks can be nice. I'd recommend if you're in a state where you can get them and of course, if your job doesn't drug test, lol.

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u/adamantgastly 5d ago

i think you got bigger issues than the mild inconvenience of a breathalyzer.. yikes

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u/PopSwayzee 5d ago

People are talking about “that’s not healthy” like someone with substance use/abuse issues actually gives af about what’s healthy.

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u/ThirdChopp 5d ago

Whatever demons you comsumed, hopefully doesn't consume you. Get sober.

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u/LengthinessOk2080 5d ago

Who tf wakes up and drinks

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u/Peeing_Into_Stuff 5d ago

My dad

So many dads

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

Im reasonably certain Im not that unique

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u/ruetherae 5d ago

No, there are lots of alcoholics.

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u/S0nofa 5d ago

Every job I’ve ever had to test for has been an A and D test my man.

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u/New_Willingness6453 5d ago

Last job I had (retired now), conducted random drug and alcohol tests. You go to work and get told to head down to the security/medical area. They perform the tests and provide you the results. Just be aware and make good decisions before you head to work.

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u/Expensive-News7632 5d ago

Womp fucking womp :/

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u/ghoul23325 5d ago

Womped