Last week I made calls to check in with several of my customers at work. Part of my job is to see how their job search is going, are there services our office can offer to help, etc. One of the people with whom I spoke is Mr. X. He has been unemployed for over 6 months. He lost his long term job due to failing a post-accident drug test. Oops. However, because his employer didn't universally drug test everyone who was injured, he was able to draw unemployment. He exhausted the full amount (26 weeks) a bit ago. Overall, he's a nice guy who didn't make wise choices and is now paying the price.
He has been diligently job searching, and he has been frustrated that for the first time in his life, it's not been a quick process. We've paid him to be retrained in what is a very marketable skill locally. Due to issues with his driving record, it has taken him longer than normal to get a job in that field. Finally, though, it's starting to pay off. He had one offer, but he failed the agility test. He had a confirmed offer for a job that would require a ton of travel, not his preferred, but you do what you have to do. While waiting for that job to start, he found what seems like will be a great match of his previous employment and his new training. It is a local job too. He's passed the urine drug test, and now just one thing is separating him from gainful employment- 1/4" of hair. Yes, you read that right. His new employer does both urine and hair drug test. For the latter, you must have at least 1/2" of hair. Right now, his is only 1/4". So hopefully in another 2 weeks or so, he can test and start work. Thankfully, the potential employer is cool with that. It's not often that 1/4" is all that stands between you and a job.
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