thank you... i have to take a drug test to work, but the welfare rats don't have to take one to get my hard earned pay
Posted on 06/02/2012 11:23:05 AM PDT by thackney
The offshore drilling industry is struggling to find younger labor as its workforce ages. Companies are finding that a lack of skilled job candidates isn't their only problem. Many applicants are washing out due to drug use.
Ask Hercules Offshore CEO John Rynd why it’s so hard to find skilled workers for offshore drilling and he’ll talk about hefty competition from shore-based employers.
There’s a big demand for workers on land-based wells, thanks to the hydraulic fracturing revolution. The rise of auto manufacturing along the Gulf Coast means workers that traditionally formed part of the offshore labor pool are now able to find jobs closer to home.
But then, Rynd says, there’s the drug problem.
“We have about a 30% attrition just alone on the drugs, not passing the drug test. We cannot afford to allow anybody under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to board one of our vessels.”
Rynd says it’s common for job applicants to show up with drugs in their system even though they’re warned in advance that drug screening is part of the application process.
If we cut off welfare and unemployment benefits to those who failed periodic drug tests, the problem would be dramatically reduced.
ping for when my son comes home from the gulf
thank you... i have to take a drug test to work, but the welfare rats don't have to take one to get my hard earned pay
Stoned and stupid is no way to go through life.
AND, all Federal employees and staffs and contractors would be subject to random tests every two months! It's not that we don't trust you folks, but . . . well . . . you can't be trusted. That's the way it is.
If we made all politicians pass a drug test we would have more sane laws
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