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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject: Drug-Testing Mandatory for EFL instructors in South Korea |
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What do you think of this idea? For? Against? Why? I don't know about Canada, but in the U.S., drug testing is mandatory for most decent jobs and for ALL teaching jobs.
Do you think someone taking drugs is qualified to teach? Better yet, do you think drug testing is an invasion of privacy? I don't think it is an invasion of privacy. I think teachers are supposed to fill a specific role and thus should act accordingly. Just my two cents. |
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hubba bubba
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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For the record, I don't use drugs.
Having said that, I don't think someone who occasionaly puffs herb on the weekends should lose his job over it. No worse than getting blotto on soju on a Monday night. Yes, I know drugs are illegal, so in a way it is worse. It's a tough call, thin line, chose your metaphor.
MANDATORY testing, no. If I own a business, I don't want the government telling me I HAVE to test my employees. It's my choice. If it's government policy, then that's fine. |
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alabamaman
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Drug-Testing Mandatory for EFL instructors in South Kore |
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| cubanlord wrote: |
What do you think of this idea? For? Against? Why? I don't know about Canada, but in the U.S., drug testing is mandatory for most decent jobs and for ALL teaching jobs.
Do you think someone taking drugs is qualified to teach? Better yet, do you think drug testing is an invasion of privacy? I don't think it is an invasion of privacy. I think teachers are supposed to fill a specific role and thus should act accordingly. Just my two cents. |
( 1 ) Is drug testing an invasion of privacy?
Some teachers may put up a fight if they take medication for illness they wouldn't have been hired over. Prescription medications usually pop up on the radar screen during a drug test. As you know, doctors and employers have been know to talk about an employee's medical history in Korea.
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iiicalypso
Joined: 13 Aug 2003
Location: is everything
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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cubanlord wrote:
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in the U.S., drug testing is mandatory for most decent jobs and for ALL teaching jobs.
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Umm... no it isn't. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't give a flip either way. As a non-drugs user it's the very least of my concerns. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| iiicalypso wrote: |
cubanlord wrote:
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in the U.S., drug testing is mandatory for most decent jobs and for ALL teaching jobs.
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Umm... no it isn't. |
perhaps I should have been more specific: In Florida, to be a teacher, you must undergo a background check and a drug-test. Yes, the term 'decent' is arbitrary, but, everything I have seen (which I must admit hasn't been much since the jobs I was looking at were limited to the Florida area) that has been worth the time has required testing. |
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willneverteachagain
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| what about testing for people who are drunk all the time? |
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ShadowEdge
Joined: 23 Jun 2006
Location: Prisons under Pyongyang
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| willneverteachagain wrote: |
| what about testing for people who are drunk all the time? |
The five or six ESL teachers after left would be pretty lonely  |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| I don't give a flip either way. As a non-drugs user it's the very least of my concerns. |
seconded |
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jaderedux
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Lurking outside Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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In Nebraska you have to be willing to submit to random drug testing for all government jobs. If you want to work in a slaughter house same applies. I think it is a good idea.
I don't spark up any more as it is illegal here and to be honest stuff ought to be made legal. Nobody on smoke has ever tried to beat me up or yell at me...they will steal your Doritos if you don't watch them.
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| hubba bubba wrote: |
For the record, I don't use drugs.
Having said that, I don't think someone who occasionaly puffs herb on the weekends should lose his job over it. No worse than getting blotto on soju on a Monday night. Yes, I know drugs are illegal, so in a way it is worse. It's a tough call, thin line, chose your metaphor.
MANDATORY testing, no. If I own a business, I don't want the government telling me I HAVE to test my employees. It's my choice. If it's government policy, then that's fine. |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| I don't give a flip either way. As a non-drugs user it's the very least of my concerns. |
That sums up my feelings on the subject... |
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The Soju Hoju
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: Bus 26, 200 yards past Lotteria on the left
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Test all the drug taking trash.......if you aint using anything why worry just take the test....the thing that keeps Korea the great place to live and work is the low levels of crime and violence........once drugs become endemic that will change.........mandatory testing is a good thing....keep the scum out (I kind of sugar-coated my comments but I think you get the message). |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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cubanlord wrote:
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in the U.S., drug testing is mandatory for most decent jobs and for ALL teaching jobs.
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Umm... no it isn't. |
I will agree with most on this it's pretty much mandatory in every state. If not I guarantee you will get fired if your caught. |
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VirginIslander
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Busan
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xeno439
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Where's the "irrelevant" option? There are no drugs here. |
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