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April 12, 2006 12:03 AM
Broken: Waiting room rules
Josh Zerin points writes:
While waiting to take a drug test, I noticed this sign in the waiting room that states
Please
No Eating
No Drinking
In this area
However, the receptionist offers you a glass of water (which you are apparently not allowed to drink) while you're waiting.
What's broken is the idea that everyone applying for a job is guilty of taking drugs unless otherwise proven not to. Just because a small percentage of the population decides to slowly poison themselves, why make it inconvenient for everyone else who takes care of their body (not to mention make a lot of money for the people running these drug testing labs). I could understand if you've been previously convicted of a drug offence or are applying for a job that could affect public safety (such as driving a truck), but to take a test to apply for a job at something like a call center...
Hey No Name...what's broken is that you are a complete tool. How about we bring this site back to discussing truly "broken" things and get off our soapboxes, you f**ktard!
Craven.... was that really necessary?
No name's point is perfectly valid. It is silliness for employers to require this, as long as you are able to report to work on time, and do your job well. Unless they start screening for alcohol use, the idea behind these tests is, actually, broken.
On the other hand, it is the right of the employer to set certain conditions for employment. Drug-clean is one of the conditions they are permitted to set.
Craven,
I agree with No Name - Drug testing without probable cause is offensive and goes against the principle of innocence until proven guilty.
Ryan
It's a trap. If you drink it, you've broken the rules and automatically fail! Good honest non-drug-using folks will indicate the sign and say, "No, no water for me, thank you! I can follow the RULES!"
I'm confused. Not that I'm a big fan of drug testing but I don't see anything in the posting about taking a drug test.
Even assuming that this was a urine test, there are all sorts of reasons to give a specimen other than drug testing.
Did I miss something?
What's broken is your brain if you see a "No eating or drinking" sign and therefore refuse water offered by the receptionist!
Steve,
Are you sure you read the post? "While waiting to take a drug test, I noticed[...]" What isn't mentionned is what type of drug test this is.
What has not yet been mentionned by anyone is that "No Eating, No Drinking, In this area" signs are usually because they dont want spills of food or sticky bevrages that are hard to clean-up. I have never had anyone object to my drinking water where there is one of these signs.
This chain is becoming broken. The original post was about the NO EATING.... sign, not the DRUG TEST. If I saw a sign like that on the wall I could open my soda and just say, I am not drinking in THAT area, I am drinking in THIS area. The sign is very abiguous and therefore broken!
What's broken is that people see signs like "NO EATING IN THIS AREA" or something like that, and say something stupid like "Hmm, well there's no eating in THAT area, but I'M in THIS area!"
Sorry for the double-post, but I missed my point. What I'm saying is that no one should ever say that a sign is broken because it's "ambiguous". Technically, all signs and rules are slightly ambiguous, but then cars still get towed, people still get kicked out of buildings, and dogs still get executed for not following the rules. In my opinion, that sign isn't even CLOSE to ambiguous if you were going to try to argue it that way. And like Sean said, no one cares if you drink water in a place marked "NO EATING OR DRINKING", unless it's somewhere where equipment/art/crap could be damaged by the water.
The fact the secretary offered water is besides the point.
If people used the brains they were born with signs like this wouldn't be needed. However, if they don't put up a sign some dipstick will bring in a bunch of food make a big mess and leave.
Capt. Wafer points writes:
Drinking usually refers to imbibing alcohol. But encourages you to take a drink before your drug test. Burger King doesn't need another moronic Whopper Flopper.
Doesn't he see the news? Did he see what happened to those people? Their body got swollen up, including their internal organs!!! I would back out, and you're allowed to back out according to law so there is no excuse!
OK OK everyone is missing the point!!
The water isnt to drink, its to dilute your urine so you can pass!!! Comon now!
_@_v - drug test fun with friends. slip apple juice in sample cup instead of urine. when filled, loudly exclaim, "HEY THIS IS NOT MY PEE!!!!". pass "samples" between friends who've also fill cups with apple juice and "taste test" them before finally deciding who's pee is who's...
Craven, let me just ask, do you have an intelligent reply to my post or not? Last time I checked getting angry and calling people names are about the same level as a third grader. As an individual, I do have a right to privacy and a right to voice an opinion. And let me just remind you, your post has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of the original post - please stay with the topic at hand. Thank you!
RAAARAHR! Hey Jimmy, unless if you were slightly ambiguous, but what I'm saying is broken cars still get that signs are if you were water. Sorry then double-post, but that a place marked my opinion, the rules is broken. What a place marked my pointing is the rules. In my double-post, building to try following the damaged be out of luck but building isn't even who cares if you drink water! Geez! Sorry.
Corky, I agree. The Dude's latest post...
...maybe he's a politician, isn't that kinda how they talk?
Sorry, Eric, I just spent that $20 on some tacos and a rake. You do, however, have my everlasting respect!
generally, no drinking refers to liquid substances other than water...like in my high school gymnasium it says no drinking, yet all of the players are drinking water
and nobody notices the sketchy self-test drug test application. Who wants to test thier own piss for drugs they know if they have or haven't taken? Broken
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ah, but "this area" clearly refers to the area behind the sign. unless you are over 6'2 in which case it is the area from which you could touch the sign using a stick 6.307 times the length of your thumb.
Posted by: gmangw at April 12, 2006 12:12 AM