Speculater@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Maybe stop hiring based on whether people use or used drugs?
Yeah, honestly this shit is why I have avoided government jobs. Im not really a drug user… just that the idea that I need to disclose the exact date and time of every time I ever did is pretty ridiculous. Also, the pay sucks. So, the options are jump through hoops and have the government audit your personal life, or don’t and get paid more for that decision.
Republicans hate the government and government workers though, so they don’t even care that this policy costs the US Government talent.
How in the world is someone supposed to remember each and every time they smoked a bowl?? Shit I can barely remember what I had for lunch yesterday, and I don’t really smoke much anymore.
Thats not something they ask. It’s “have you used these drugs, in this time frame” Yes is a no go. But they do ask you to recount every job you have ever held, who your friends were each year and where you lived your whole life.
Even more so… Maybe stop requiring ridiculously formal attire?
I wouldn’t go as far as moreso but yes!
I work in exactly this field and I can go to work in shorts and a tank top because it’s about my expertise, not the material or its form I choose to put on my skin. I had to go to work in a suit in a previous job and I’ll never ever accept that again.
To an extent, I can understand not wanting to hire someone if they have an active substance dependency issue, especially for mission critical government work. But why are we still chastising people that had a bit too much fun in college?
OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
In the tech world drug users, particularly of hallucinogens, probably make up the top 10%.
JDubbleu@programming.dev 8 months ago
Obviously this is anecdotal, but of my friends in tech (early to late 20s) I’m the only one who has not used hallucinogens or psychedelics. I don’t think a single one of their salaries (not TC) are under $150k.
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 months ago
Isn’t that more on the artsy side of tech?
JDubbleu@programming.dev 7 months ago
No. The majority are taking federally illegal drugs in some capacity.
73% have taken weed in some form in the past year according to a quick Google search compared to 43% of Americans. The California bay area (tech capital of the world) is also very open minded to drugs. I’ve been to many parties here with people openly using cocaine, shrooms, molly, and acid. Never felt unsafe or concerned for anyone because even at large parties (500+ people) people are always looking out for others and keeping everyone safe.
I honestly didn’t believe recreational cocaine use was a thing until moving here and it absolutely blew my mind. I’ll personally never touch it, but to each their own.