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Reasonable_Lunch7090 t1_jd4k066 wrote

Reply to comment by Deprecitus in WA House Committee Votes to Protect Marijuana Users From Discrimination When Job Hunting by GivenAllTheFucksSry

Alcohol abuse is rampant and completely normalized all over the world what are you talking about? If I want to drink gasoline in my time off why is that any of my employers business?

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Deprecitus t1_jd4rklx wrote

It shouldn't be normalized.

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Reasonable_Lunch7090 t1_jd4slpw wrote

Unfortunately I can't use logic to dissuade you from a position that you didn't get to logically in the first place.

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Deprecitus t1_jd4tglw wrote

Alcohol and marijuana are substances that can influence an individual's ability to process information and think.

An employer who operates in a field where it is important to always be in full control, might not want someone who uses these substances.

I'm not sure what about that is awful of me to think.

If you want to do those things, cool. Don't tell your employer about it and keep it to after work / weekends.

I know way too many people who work buzzed or high and it's kinda terrifying based on what they do.

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Reasonable_Lunch7090 t1_jd4vtcf wrote

The conversation isn't about people using drugs while working and the bill doesn't protect that behavior so you bringing it up here is not relevant. If someone smokes weed or gets drunk on a Saturday does that mean their ability to work on Monday is impeded? Why do you operate under the assumption that using the aforementioned must also include abuse and usage while working?

What other things are you advocating that employers know about our personal lives? If you have a porn addiction should your employer know? After all it could impact your work ethic and you could create problems by indulging at work.

Your opinion is that using weed is an immoral act and you are creating a post hoc justification for it that does not stand up to scrutiny. This is why you do the very typical thing of moving the discussion to be about using drugs on the job and not off the clock.

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Deprecitus t1_jd4wiqd wrote

Things like this can easily bleed into work.

If I was an employer, I wouldn't want employees with a higher risk of any kind of bad behavior.

I am pro decriminalization for most drugs. Weed is fine. People should be free to do it. If it affects work, it can be a problem. That's it.

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Reasonable_Lunch7090 t1_jd4wmor wrote

Thanks for addressing none of the questions posed to you in my previous comment, have a great day.

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shponglespore t1_jd6m1sk wrote

You know employers don't actually own their employees, right?

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