I never thought I'd be in this situation, but now I am. I was notified Friday that at some point next week I will have to get a Department of Transportation physical in order to operate a vehicle that is over a certain weight. Part of that physical means taking and passing a drug test.

Part of me wants to beat this test and part of me wants to be up front about how much of an invasion of my privacy this is.

I did not have to take a pre-employment drug test where I work now, but I abstained for a month beforehand just so I would piss clean naturally! I was never given any documentation that the company performs random screens (which they don't), or that a positive test result was grounds for dismissal.

I have worked at my current job for just over a year, received overwhelming positive reviews from my coworkers and clients alike. I have a Bachelors degree in MIS and have continuously studied for and passed IT certification exams in the past year on my own time (*gasp*, while smoking pot, even!).

However, if I fail this drug test, I now face the possibility of being laid off for a while until I can piss clean, or simply being fired. And with things the way they are now, I cannot afford that. I have a car payment, mortgage payment, credit card bills, etc.

I don't feel like this is fair, at all. I have done nothing to warrant a drug test and am otherwise a model employee and law abiding citizen. What I do with my free time is my business and my business alone, but now it's being made their business. What absolutely kills me is that this drug test is not even for them to find out if I am doing drugs, it is simply because you have to get the physical to operate a truck that is over a certain weight. Which most likely I will not even be doing, because that's not my fucking job!

Needless to say, without doing something I will fail the test. I am a moderate cannabis user, smoking a joint or so a day after work and on weekends. The last time I smoked was Thursday night. Obviously I don't plan on smoking anytime soon, either.

I have tried thinking of some legitimate excuse, but I feel like me questioning it would send up a red flag. I've even thought about taking off work next week due to illness, but even when I came back the following week I would still be pissing dirty without dilution.

I have researched this forum extensively and plan on trying to beat the test with dilution. I have searched online and even found the official DoT testing policies, what levels they test for, how they confirm tests, what constitutes a diluted sample, etc. So fortunately, I know what ranges I have to fall within, I am just nervous as hell about doing it.

What if it comes back diluted and they retest me that day?

I feel like I am literally going to have to keep up the whole dilution process every single day until I could naturally piss clean, which I estimate to be around 3 weeks, based on prior experience, the amount I smoke, my body, etc.

I have never been in this position before. I have only ever had to take pre-employment screens and at the time, I was clean.

Anyway, I figured I would start this post, figuring maybe someone else has been in the same position before. I have never, ever felt like such a victim before.

If anyone can offer me discussion, advice, comfort, anything...it would be very much appreciated.

For those of you that can, blaze on. :stoned:
iamnobody Reviewed by iamnobody on . I have to take a drug test. I never thought I'd be in this situation, but now I am. I was notified Friday that at some point next week I will have to get a Department of Transportation physical in order to operate a vehicle that is over a certain weight. Part of that physical means taking and passing a drug test. Part of me wants to beat this test and part of me wants to be up front about how much of an invasion of my privacy this is. I did not have to take a pre-employment drug test where I work now, but I Rating: 5