CNH Capital problems AGAIN (A Warning to All)

[AndyMA]

About 50% of our applicants fail a mandatory drug prescreen.

Soundguy

Don't eat Poppy Seed Bagels... I don't know if you saw the Myth Busters show last night where they try to bash myths. It turns out that when they ate a couple of poppy seed bagels, they failed the drug test for about a day after. The doctors said the opiats from the bagels could remain in the system for about 72 hours.

They estimate 10's of thousands of people loose jobs or never get employed due to false drug tests.

BTW, not dening that probably most of your applicants have legit problems.

Andy

 

[Soundguy]

On a failed drug screen, there is a mandatory re-test just to make sure it was not a false positive. Also.. any employees or applicants that are on prescrip meds can notify the testing/collection center, and the evaluating physician can take that into account when they review the results.
For instance.. a mechanic we hired late last year was on percocet or hydrocodone ( can't remember which ) for some outpatient surgery he had just had.. he hand't had a dose in a couple days.. but figured he would fail a nida 5 screen anyway.. he took the meds with him tot he doc.. ended up passing anyway.. theraputic levels of drugs generally are at a much lower concentration than recreational levels..e tc.

We usually do a nida 5 on applicants, and a nida 7 on 'for cause' screening.

Just dang hard to get good help anymore.

Soundguy

 

[citytransplant]

<<< besides the fact that if you call the online banking center you … get a non-english speaker >>>

<<< If I get a HS graduate that can read and write, has a clean driving record, passes a drug test, and can fill out the most basic paperwork... they are almost guaranteed to be a crew foreman… it almost always works out that the lower the level of education of the applicant, the more issues are present. >>>

The two comments above are closely related. High school graduation rates in my area are alarming. Only 4 out of 10 students that enter one local high school actually leave 4 years later with a diploma in hand. This dismal statistic is mirrored in many urban areas across the country. Demographics do not bode well for the American economy. As more and more boomers leave the U.S. workforce, younger foreign workers more skilled than their U.S. counterparts will step up to fill the void. Wealth will continue to be drawn away from our communities unless a sea change in our educational system takes place.

A quote from a piece by Rowland Nethaway found in the Wace Tribune-Herald reads as follows. “Foreign colleges, particularly in India and other Asian nations, are turning out graduates who have dedicated their lives to achieving the highest attainable levels of academic learning with the goal of landing a job in the United States. Their efforts are paying off. America's high-tech industries are hiring more and more foreign workers to write computer programs, design electronics and run research and development projects. More and more technical support jobs for American companies now are located overseas.”

The 5-year charts for the following countries compared to the S&P 500 should serve as a wake up call. If the links don't work, try cutting and pasting into browser.

Hong Kong/China index…

http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#chart4:symbol=^hsi;range=5y;compare=^dji;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;logscale=on;source=

Indonesian index…

http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#chart2:symbol=^jkse;range=1y;compare=^dji;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;logscale=on;source=

Bombey (India) index…

http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#chart2:symbol=^bsesn;range=5y;compare=^dji;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;logscale=on;source=

 

[Dargo]

About 50% of our applicants fail a mandatory drug prescreen.

Dang! You get good groups of people!! I'd expect more wouldn't study enough and fail the drug test. Actually, a funny story that's true; a friend of mine owns a relatively large business (about 35 employees) and was talking to me about some of his employees being on drugs. I asked him if he did any drug testing, and he said "no, but it may be a good idea to start." Anyway, the next time I saw him I asked him how his drug testing was going. He said he couldn't do the drug testing. Er, come again?!

He explained that his insurance company and his attorney told him that he'd have to take the drug test along with his employees...

Uh, yeow...

 

[Soundguy]

Yikes!

We implemented ours back in 92 or so.. have all the postings.. have all the proper paperwork in the employee apps. We actually get a discount from our ins. carrier for having a drug free workplace program, as well as a safety program.

And yes.. as the administrator of the drug free program.. i also had to take a drug screen. ( no sweat there... )

Soundguy

 

[Doc_Bob]

And yes.. as the administrator of the drug free program.. I also had to take a drug screen. ( no sweat there... )

Soundguy

I am in the Army. I just took a UDS last Friday. I am also the guy who does the report on any positive UDS. I determine if there was a legitimate medical reason for the positive UDS. I was given some iv drugs last week for my colonoscopy. Now, I may have a positive UDS. Will I get to do a report on myself?
Bob

 

[Soundguy]

Given gov't red tape and what not.. probably..

Soundguy

 

[pekabu]

. Now, I may have a positive UDS. Will I get to do a report on myself?
Bob

Just make sure it's proper form and filled out in Triplicate!

 

[Jagmandave]

I have worked for my company since it was started in '98, we've done drug screening since day one, and all employees - even the current president - are required to take the same tests.

We also have a mandatory drug test for new hires, if you don't pass the whiz quiz, you don't work for us - period. I like the policy and so far we've only lost one employee to drug screening. Unfortunately for him it was also an IQ test, since that time the tests were announced instead of random!

Going back to thread topic, you also have to be careful when paying some extra principal on your mortgage. This is really a problem when your mortgage gets sold a couple of times and you're dealing with a new bunch each time...........

 

[Chuck_Lind]

Can we get off the "drug" subject and get back to the heart of the matter?

That is...problems with payments made, but no credit to our accounts.
I'm about to make a payment that is due in the next couple of days...let's see how long it takes to clear the bank.

I'm saying it takes at least 8 or 9 days to clear the bank account.

Stay tuned, folks.