lordsigma12345 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:15 am Am at the RPA/NARP event and staffing came up. I can tell you the staffing situation is undoubtedly real - and legal marijuana is entertainingly causing an issue in hiring attrition. People are passing the urinalysis and then washing out by flunking the hair test.Some googling... damn, you basically have to be clean for about 3 months to pass the hair test.
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STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:16 pmAnd it does nothing to determine present intoxication level. Is there a 3-month test for alcohol? No.lordsigma12345 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:15 am Am at the RPA/NARP event and staffing came up. I can tell you the staffing situation is undoubtedly real - and legal marijuana is entertainingly causing an issue in hiring attrition. People are passing the urinalysis and then washing out by flunking the hair test.Some googling... damn, you basically have to be clean for about 3 months to pass the hair test.
This is one of the biggest new struggles to face the labor market.
daybeers wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:30 pmIn this case, it's not "present intoxication" they're testing for, but "possible use in the future". What's the chance you relapse, take a hit on the job... and you wipe out a whole train? Amtrak's been down that road before on the NEC.STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:16 pm Some googling... damn, you basically have to be clean for about 3 months to pass the hair test.And it does nothing to determine present intoxication level. Is there a 3-month test for alcohol? No.
This is one of the biggest new struggles to face the labor market.