Goldman stops testing for weed?

Any truth to this, preferably from recent hires? Curious to see how this all changes as marijuana is more widely accepted

https://www. businessinsider. com/drug-testing-for-marijuana-what-wall-street-banks-test-employees-2019-5

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If they want, they can get around it by doing what you said. However, I see no reason why they would. They don't test for the fun of it. They test because of some combination of hard and soft rules . . I forget exactly if its FINRA, or just the client market expectation for a certain level of drug testing, or both . . but one way or another, they don't spend the money and energy on testing because its something they want to do. Or said differently: if given a valid excuse for not testin, they won't test.

The law (and all city/state laws) will apply to anyone who employs people in the city, regardless of where their HQ is. Other than maybe some areas of tax law, its safe to assume a company's foreign HQ will never be a factor in determining whether a given US/city/state law applies to them.

 

So, do you really think most banks even give 3 weeks notice? Most times, you get an email telling you that you have 5 days to complete a drug test with no prior warning. When do people receive these emails? Anywhere from immediately post-offer to the day you start working.

So yeah. Not 3 weeks.

 

"Most times, you get an email telling you that you have 5 days to complete a drug test with no prior warning"

Firstly, most times? Based on what? Your incoming intern experience?

Secondly, giving you a 5-day notice is giving you prior notice lol

Thirdly, by law, they are obligated to give you a minimum 10 business days notice.

 

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