I know the first thing I look for in reviewing resumes is if they are a pot head, because it gives me a feeling of security as everyone knows those are the most responsible, dedicated employees. rolleyes:Thats just horseshiet. You have good workers because you hired good workers. It has nothing to do with them smoking or not smoking weed. I know a LOT of sorry people who have never taken a single toke. I can promise you if you hired those guys they wouldn't last a week in your deptartment. On the other hand I know a lot of good hard working pot smokers who have a high work ethic and care about their quiality of life.
I'm not sure what you mean by "selfish fools". If your saying that people who smoke come to work high and have no consideration for anything you're just plain wrong man. Thats like saying a guy who has a beer on occation while watching a football game should be lumped in with full blow drunks who have had several DUI's. Everything in moderation. There is nothing wrong with having a drink or smoking some weed on occation if your responsable about it.
It never ceases to amaze me how people discuss "responsibility" in the same sentence with the use of substances that are in general ONLY meant to alter brain chemistry, mood, etc. in an unusual way. The very nature of the substance as applied, decreases the person's reaction times, and ability to make decisions. You don't have to be stoned out of your head to be impaired, and many people, and I will lump people who use alcohol to "unwind" and "have fun" in this category as well, are impaired and can't tell that they are, but you can bet the people around them can tell.
While it is true that sleep deprivation, poor nutrition, and a gazillion health factors can also cause performance issues, there is a big difference in the doctor who makes a mistake because she had a 48 hour straight shift because of chronic under staffing, and the one that made a mistake because sometime in the period before she came on shift she did some weed in the "privacy of her own home" or got smashed on liquor or any other controlled or non controlled substance used with the intent of changing states, that affected her performance. The end result may not different for the person on the receiving end of course, but we all know there is a difference in the causes, ethically.
-Skylark