Off The Reservation

Why not just wait until after the test just in case?

Either way, pretty sure they won't be testing for alcohol.

Exactly. You don't have to drink to celebrate. Hell, I'd rather save the money on drinks and spend it on great food and drink when you get back home.

Drinking alcohol off the job and doing so responsibly (not driving, etc.) is not illegal. Therefore, I would think it is illegal to test for it as an employer unless the employee has a prior history of abuse (i.e. DUI arrests, breathalyzer to start the car, etc.). The only other exception might be like an airline pilot job or something of that nature.

I wouldn't worry. Ethanol clears your system within a matter of hours and the by-product acetaldehyde is processed shortly thereafter.

8 hours bottle to throttle. I only know this as I worked at an aeroport and was privy to such dirty little secrets.......

Employers can drug test for anything they want, as long as they disclose it in the employment agreeement. I get asked about drug testing constantly by managers. When I ask them why and give them a ballpark on price, they get disintetested.

Tons of jobs test for EtOH. Like you said, pilots, but also truck drivers, engineers (train), surgeons, law enforcement, construction, etc. Employers HAVE to have these clauses to keep their insurance rates low. Its usually on a reasonable suspicion type situation. I know that healthcare organizations take this very serious. Imagine the ramifications of a tipsy surgeon making an error.

IMO anyone who drives for work should have to submit to EtOH testing within reason. One impaired worker could bring down an entire organization.

Do work son.

Ahhhhhh yeah. Time to poop with the door open!

I use the mirrors to whiz and watch