• ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    What country are you in? What kind of job are you applying for? What are the drug laws in your area and/or nation? What industry are the jobs within? Many industries are legally bound to drug test. Does the company do this to prevent legal liability for some reason? Perhaps company reputation, dependability, and/or cost management are important factors for them . Etc etc.

    In short, depending on the area, drug testing is pretty normal.

    As for social media, always assume that your employer, co-workers, and anyone in your life will look up your social media and use it as a basis for understanding and assessing you. If you’re concerned about what people will think, then privatize and/or anonymize your social media use.