City requires Facebook passwords from job applicants

[tombogan03884]

thats not true, many people get in car wrecks while on pot.  driving stoned is the same as driving drunk.

I don't want a employee that gets high, period.    I'm not going to hold it against them if they "tried it" in HS/college.  smoking it as an adult is another story.   Would you trust your safety to some one that gets high?   How about give them access to your savings account? 

According to Larry Elders "10 things You Can't Say in America" That is not true. You have no basis for your statement.

[Ping]

How did we get from a "City requires Facebook passwords" to potheads, meth heads and alcoholics??? TAB, marijuana is not addictive so you are wrong. Timothy, you are right about if a person is drunk or high, they are still under the influence.

What a person posts on their Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, DRTV, etc. is what that person may be thinking at the time. They may be pissed at their boss, rant and rave about co-workers, but we need to keep in mind that it is their right to express, digress and retreat or lashout on the internet as they see fit. They also know that once it is done, there is a record of it and they can review it. I know I have said some terrible things about people on the internet. It has caused me some friendships over the years. I tried to explain myself along the way. They either accept it and accept my apology or they don't. But I still have my right to vent. And so does everyone else.

We are not meant to agree with everything. Someone is going to be upset about a decision you have made. It is up to you whether you want to be a man/woman and stand your ground on your beliefs.

As for the Federal, State or Local Governments interferring with your right to express yourself, than I have a problem with it. Everyone has their right to free speech and freedom of expression. We have that and our gun rights at the moment. We need to enjoy it while we can. As for those who want our passwords and off the clock identities, I say "nay". And you should to.

Just Brian "Ping" Harless saying how it is. Hope you enjoyed it. If not, get over it!!!!

[bbbean]

you missed my point, you make a mistake on the job site, it comes out of my pocket.  Theft is another prob in my indstury, if your addicted to something chances are good you will steal to feed that addiction.  Theft cost me almost 20k last year.

but you are right, what yuou do on your time is non of my biz... would you let a methaddict in your home?  he is sober on the clock... so you will let him in right?

Until and unless an employee's behavior affects their job, I don't care what they do in their off hours. Of course, I also recognize the difference between someone who enjoys a few beers or a joint at the pool after work and someone who can't get through the day without their drug of choice.

Remember that zero tolerance, black or white, no shades of grey analysis gives gun owners a problem, too. Some of us work in places that forbid carry on the job. Should their jobs be in jeopardy because they shoot on the weekend, or carry when they travel? I'm sure none of us would endorse drinking and shooting, but do we all unload every gun in the house if we take cold medicine or have a couple of beers while we watch the ball game at home?

Zero tolerance thinking is what gets kids expelled or suspended for drawing a picture of a gun, or having a replica M1 in their car for drill team. We shoud be encouraging common sense thinking and rules that actually address problems, not rules that reach far into our private lives.

[tombogan03884]

This thread is so far off topic it doesn't matter so I'll ask here, bbbean, what is that motto on your coat of arms ?