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| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
Do companies in the Netherlands check the criminal history of a person before they hire them? If so than one can take your argument and use it for that too.
Companies like to do drug tests to make sure they aren't getting a fuck up in as much as they check criminal history to make sure they aren't getting a violent individual or someone who would committ fraud.
I think drug laws are retarded as well, however, it has nothing to do with being "free". To a company you can freely use all the drugs that you want, and they can't deny you any rights like the government can. They can, however, deny you a priviledge such as the job and it's their perogative to make that decision. |
I don't know if they check your criminal record at a job interview, I guess it depends on the kind of job. If they do, it is not something I am aware of (to compare this to the U.S., they even ask you whether you are a convicted fellon when you apply for college, which I think is a bit extreme).
I understand your opinion as to why drug tests are there, and why companies use them. However, I think that testing applicants for drugs is a bit narrow-minded. You cannot make any assumptions from somebody who smokes pot (I am assuming that's what we're talking about here?). Most people do it just to have a good time, socially, and not chronically. For those who do, I'm sure that will turn out at a job interview. If someone is using drugs, why do they automatically get pushed into the 'fuck-up' corner?
As to testing for drugs and crimes, that is a huge difference. Your criminal record is checked mostly due to reasons such as safety on the workfloor, I would assume, more so than something that determines whether, again, you are a fuck-up.
Going back to the drugs, personally I think this is a private thing as, of course, this does not affect your working ability. Which is a lot of times hard to assess when you talk to somebody during an interview, in which case a drug test would rule out all drug-users so you won't have to find out the hard way. But since we are talking about personal things, why not test people for using alcohol? I mean, there are plenty 'fuck-up's' who are addicted to alcohol. And yet, there also seem to be a lot of people who are able to casually enjoy, say, a beer. I don't see the difference between alcohol and weed in that matter.
And I could go on, like should we go into people's backgrounds, are their parents divorced, is he gay, is he religious, what car does he drive. And so on. And before you know it, you're the leading actor in Equilibrium. (not an accurate description, I know, but I liked the movie  )
Anyway, this rant went on way too long and I don't really expect you to read it, but ohwell, here goes.
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