and no one irl even has the decency to agree with me because it’s so fucking drilled into the culture that these fucking BuNsInNesSes have a Right to do this because it’s a bSUsniEss. like oh yeah they have an office building so they definitely get to analyze my piss because they say they want to. sick fucking freaks.

preaching to the choir a bit on lemmy (or i would hope so at least) but still

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    have you considered speaking to this individual and asking why he feels the need to get high at work?..are you a malignat task master? are you out of touch with reality? people do drugs to cope. what are Y O U doing as an employer to help? drug tests? cool cool

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      You’re being so naive. I can’t get involved in the personal lives of all of my employees, nor is it my place. I’m running a business, which from the sound of it you’ve never done. It takes a lot more effort than you seem to think. A lot.

      Hell, in some ways it’s not even legal for me to ask about an employee’s personal life.

      I treat my employees well. I have a chef on staff and they get a free lunch every day in a cafeteria. I pay competitively. I didn’t lose a single employee through the pandemic and have employees that have been with my company for 10-20 years. It’s a damn good place to work. Not every problem an employee has stems from a shit work environment.

      Malignant task-master? Out of touch with reality? I know Leemy is anti-capitalism, but it may surprise you to learn that not every employer is rolling in profits and lighting cigars with 100 dollar bills. I work damn hard and have employees that have a higher take home pay than I do. Every day is a challenge.

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      An employer is not a therapist. No small business owner should have to play guidance counselor for their employees.

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        This was more common back in the days, but the issue is that it will result in societal inefficiencies like alcoholics not getting better. Best is nipping it before it gets a lot worse.

        This is why in other countries there are a lot of responsibilities as an employer and they need help with either private or public healthcare.

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          I’m going to guess that the “other countries” you mentioned also have functional and affordable health care systems?

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            Yes, my point was that it can be good for society to burden eachother too. Especially where we’re supposed to earn our daily living, look out for people

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              Give me a functional healthcare system and I’m down with assigning companies more responsibility.

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                In Sweden the responsibility comes first, the company are liable for the employee if they don’t take action and know about the substance abuse (for example). And I think the US at least had some laws prohibiting like that, but maybe I’m thinking of wrongful termination

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        and a therapist is not an employer. they have to go somewhere and do something productive about their day.

        but not with you. no way no how. that’s fine.

        you are not wrong

        but the pendulum swings in two directions, why would anyone want to work for you?

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          I appreciate my employers policy - you get one free pass if you attend therapy following a positive drug test. A second positive and you’re out.

          We do randomly get tested regularly.

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          I don’t drug test at my business, but if two of my long-term employees come to HR and flat-out tell me that another of their recently-hired coworkers is smoking at breaks and at lunch my hands are legally pretty tied.

          I can’t ignore it.

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          Are there criminal charges following a drug test?

          No.

          Bad example.

          If negative drug tests are a condition for employment, you’ve agreed to them as part of employment. Being let go because you broke a condition for employment is on you.

          You are welcome to find jobs where there are no drug tests, or start your own company with that ethos in mind.

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      This reads like the world is 100% at fault for your personal problems.

      This is a big reason why rational people grow out of the far-left academia: not everything is capitalism’s fault.

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        “Rational people grow out of far left academia” - what a provable statement this person said. Certainly doesn’t sound made up in the moment they were writing the comment.

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        and This reads like all for one and one for me, don’t forget when you’re dying by that sword to praise it on high.