That , my friend is what the interview cycle is for. You interview a person technically and personally and check references. If this person is technically strong enough and is personable enough to get along with fellow workers ... that should be the extent of the exam and that potential employee is NOT a total stranger. If that employee is a screw up, the employer will know soon enough. BUT Peeing in a bottle to prove drug cleanliness IMHO is a violation of MY 4th amendment rights.
As far as companies being honest and ethical in todays environment ... ever hear of Enron or Worldcom
That , my friend is what the interview cycle is for. You interview a person technically and personally and check references. If this person is technically strong enough and is personable enough to get along with fellow workers ... that should be the extent of the exam and that potential employee is NOT a total stranger.
That's how I'd run my business, unless I knew the employee was a heroin addict or alcoholic or my insurance company raised my rates beyond what I was willing to accept because I wouldn't ensure that my employees took a drug test. In that case I would refuse the insurance company and look for another or refuse to hire an employee that didn't take a drug test.
BUT Peeing in a bottle to prove drug cleanliness IMHO is a violation of MY 4th amendment rights.
The government can force you to do that and you are not free to refuse. A business can ask you to do that and you are free to refuse.
As far as companies being honest and ethical in todays environment ... ever hear of Enron or Worldcom
Individuals, businesses and society don't need government to "fix" the market or economy. For kripes sakes, they are the problem, not the solution. The government will forever be the all time undisputed champions at cooking the books...No company could ever even come close to matching that wholesale fraud. And all companies combined that until recently had been cooking their books are still dwarfed by the government cooking its books.
As far as book-cooking fraud goers the private sector businesses are the tip of the iceberg and government is the rest of the iceberg.