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Trowabarton756
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States870 Posts
November 07 2011 00:59 GMT
#1
Background:
So its kind of a long story.....I had put my resume on Monster.com and job A contacted me and setup an interview and everything then had to have my paper processed for a couple weeks, during the processing time Job B called me up and setup an interview, and the guy liked me enough to send my starting info....and the dreaded Drug test(Job A doesn't test). Seeing this I immidaetely freaked out(luckily I hadn't used except for once or twice during a ~2 week period after smoking pot 2-5 times a day) and took some cleansing stuff/drank 48 oz of water and went to take my drug test last thursday(round 2:00pm my time, around 4:30pm when i was at an orientation for Job A, Job B sent me an email containing login info to their website for keeping track of my time card, Im not sure if this means i passed or not considering i read it took some days to get the results back even for negatives and they may of just sent upon hearing I took the test rather then hearing the results). Both jobs start tomorrow, Job A at 8 am and Job B at 8:30am...and personally I'd prefer Job B because I get a bit more money/more flexible hours(except the first day, Job A is four 10 hour days/mandatory overtime in a few months and Job B is 8-5 with no forseeable overtime)

Question:
Which job should I go too? Considering I took a test last Thursday afternoon, Job B may not have my results yet and are just pushing everything forward on the assumption Im clean but if I failed and they are delayed in getting the results I can still be fired even if I work for a few days first. But Im technically training for Job A starting tomorrow, I have a 2 hour grace period, but for the first 2 weeks I can't miss a single day or its considered job abandonment and that means I have no job.... So which job should I go too?

P.S. Yes I understand that I wouldn't have to worry about this if i didn't smoke pot(ive stopped smoking as much just because of $$/job hunt), however it doesn't affect me at all in the way most people think, I don't use when im about to go to work and Im very dependable.




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Horrde
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada302 Posts
November 07 2011 01:27 GMT
#2
I'd go for Job A. 4 day weeks is great and overtime is when you make bank. Guess it depends how much more Job B is offering....

Are you just going to show up to your choice and not call the other one?...
AoN.DimSum
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States2983 Posts
November 07 2011 01:30 GMT
#3
What is the job description of both jobs? Congrats though, now u have two job offers.
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Trowabarton756
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States870 Posts
November 07 2011 01:36 GMT
#4
Correct
Job A is a call center with possibility of permanent status.

Job B is contract IT work with possibility of permanent status.
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LaSt)ChAnCe
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States2179 Posts
November 07 2011 02:22 GMT
#5
what kind of call center and what kind of IT work?
eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
November 07 2011 02:28 GMT
#6
If you are an active marijuana smoker (daily or every 2nd day for a period of time) then it would take roughly 30-40 days for it to leave your system, and many many times the cleanse kits do not work. I quit for 2 weeks after smoking daily, to take a piss test for a jobsite I was going onto, and I still failed despite taking a kit. If you wanted to be extremely safe, I would take Job A. It also has more hours available, giving you more money, and you get a 3 day weekend every weekend. Seems like a good choice to me.
ThaZenith
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3116 Posts
November 07 2011 02:33 GMT
#7
Job A. The risk of failing that test/getting fired is very, very high, so may as well go with the sure thing.
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
November 07 2011 02:43 GMT
#8
So many things are just, uh, wrong with your OP. :-P

I'm guessing you're fairly young, but TBH one of the most important things nowadays (and means the most to future potential employees of good jobs) is job security/length of employment. Both sound like your typical temp-to-perm type things, which IMO is a horrible way to go, but whichever job is more likely to last you longer I would go with.

I would honestly bet that would be the call center job over the IT job, even though the IT job is generally more desirable, it's less secure.
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Alisera
Profile Joined June 2011
United States71 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-07 03:34:32
November 07 2011 03:34 GMT
#9
Getting two job offers at once is a blessing. You are very lucky! How did you find both the jobs? Through a staffing place or just monster.com? I'd go with Job A. 3 day weekend is awesome and mandatory overtime = $$$$! Good luck to you!

Edit: Typooooooo
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