Hypocrisy and Double Standards

This is a two edged blade and I'm in a dilemma. I have been unemployed for over two years now. I have put in literally hundreds of applications and resumés. I finally had an interview with a local government division. It has to do with emergency services. That's all I'm saying.

We started out with an "orientation." During the orientation given by the director of the division, he stated that he will never hire anyone with a history of meth or cannabis usage. He basically said that once a person's tries either "drug" he is useless to society and will not hire anyone with either drug in their history.

This was, of course, after he had acted like Cannabis was cool with him and got a couple of people to joke around with him about it. Some even admitted to enjoying a bowl every now and then.

I kept my mouth shut. I knew what was coming.

That's when he came down like a bag of rocks and all but told the ones joking around about usage to leave. He made it plain that they didn't have a snow ball's chance in Hell of being hired by him.

Here's the kicker.

He then went on to praise the wonders of alcohol and how it was the only thing that got him through the week. I thought it was another trap but he was dead serious about it and his supervisors were nodding their heads in agreement (more in adoration if you ask me). Anyway, he went on like that for a good 15-20 minutes. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor.

Here is my dilemma. Do I match his hypocrisy with my own by being a closet toker? The irony is that medical cannabis is legal here.. for now. I know I can pass the piss test but do I really want to work for such an asshole?

Two years folks. Two years without a job. :: sigh ::

I would tell him what a fuckin douche bag he is and just keep putting applications in.

Man at that point you gotta do what you gotta do. I'd take the job. Plus, it seems alot easier to get a job once you already have one, for some backward ass reason.

Make yer money man, take what you can get. Who cares if yer boss is a dickhead, if it puts money in yer bank shouldn't be any reason why you shouldn't take it. Unless the job involves kidnapping kids .... even then! lol

Louis541 said:

Man at that point you gotta do what you gotta do. I'd take the job. Plus, it seems alot easier to get a job once you already have one, for some backward ass reason.

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Absolutely. I agree, i'd take the job also. I mean two years is a looong time to not have a job (but i dont have to tell you this). I say you take the job assuming you get hired. Then all you need to do is just keep quiet about your toking, while at the same time just keep looking for something better that you can see yourself staying at longterm (I.E somewhere with a less douchey boss). Cause like louis said, it seems easier too find work once you already have a job, as stupid as that may seem. haha

Get the job, plant weed in his desk, get him fired.
Then lecture him on how hes worthless to socioty now.

SCARHOLE said:

Get the job, plant weed in his desk, get him fired.
Then lecture him on how hes worthless to socioty now.

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But isn't he the boss? sounds like he is the hire/fire guy ... he'd prolly smoke it anyways lol

That guy sounds like my father when I was a kid.
I would have to fuck with him hard.

I agree with getting a job when you can, especially nowadays. At the same time, there is no way I could work for a fucktard like that.

Hard choice. No real advice....at least not advice that is moral or ethical, or even legal.

Personally, I would pick a fight with a douche bag like that, but where I work (oil patch) workers are in high demand.

Well it looks like if you don't work for the government you want work in America, so I say unless you are one of the elite in this country take the job.

The world is full of uneducated hypocrites, you have to decide if you are strong enough at the moment!! To deal with it. Good luck

take the job. moneys money. smoke more lol itll get u threw the hard times

cpm4life said:

take the job. moneys money. smoke more lol itll get u threw the hard times

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Iono why, you've only posted twice, but i already feel like that guy in step brothers that wanted to punch will ferrell in the face cuz there was just something about his face that says "Punch me" ...

SCARHOLE said:

Get the job, plant weed in his desk, get him fired.
Then lecture him on how hes worthless to socioty now.

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lmfao that would be pretty good.No cameras around just sneak by his desk and drop a quarter oz in it.Come back 10 mintues later making a big scene around his desk saying you smell that devil plant lol.

But really I'd just swallow my pride and take the job.

Better to hate your boss with a couple bucks in your pocket, than hate some guy who could have been your boss with no money in your pocket. If you need it take it. Also just a question but if you had a MMJ card wouldnt this be some kind of discrimination, as long as your ailment allowed you to complete the job tasks? for instance you have a bad back and the job is typing if you took oxy's everyday this is ok, but if you use pot no job?

incognegro999 said:

Better to hate your boss with a couple bucks in your pocket, than hate some guy who could have been your boss with no money in your pocket. If you need it take it. Also just a question but if you had a MMJ card wouldnt this be some kind of discrimination, as long as your ailment allowed you to complete the job tasks? for instance you have a bad back and the job is typing if you took oxy's everyday this is ok, but if you use pot no job?

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No. I wish. This department follows federal guidelines. Zero tolerance.

it's a job and it probably pays decent. suck it up and be employed. the working man will always be a hypocrite to some extent. get that money.

get the job, show them you can work good for a while and before you leave let the guy know youve smoked the whole time and hes a retard.

Carne Seca said:

No. I wish. This department follows federal guidelines. Zero tolerance.

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Oh yah how could I forget that somehow this is illegal federally even though its legal in states??? How could I forget the tenth amendment LOL

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people"

This makes me mad. The country was setup this way because the people that left great brittain knew how corrupt other people can be. Im not Repub or Demo But stuff like this (weed prostitution gambling pron alcohol and a billion others) Should be States (i.e the peoples) decisions. people vote. they vote something you hate move somewhere else lol.

haha sorry to threadjack and go off on a tangent Im stoned

ask him what he thinks of tangerine dream?!