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Related: About this forumSmoking pot tied to slacking off at work
updated 2/23/2012 7:56:35 PM ET
According to a real shocker from the world of bona fide science, smoking marijuana is tied to less motivation at the office.
The author of the study said it can't prove whether that's due to the drug's effects, the social environment in which it's used or whether pot smokers are just more likely to be laid-back from the get-go.
Though researcher Christer Hyggen suspects pot is the culprit, another possible explanation is that people who aren't so happy with their work situation or motivated on the job are more likely turn to drugs.
"There's a popular belief that people who smoke cannabis are slackers and that they don't want to work," Hyggen, from the Oslo-based social research institute NOVA, told Reuters Health.
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AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)I wouldn't be surprised.
msongs
(67,433 posts)tridim
(45,358 posts)Considering every job I've applied for has a drug pre-screening.
It wasn't like that up until a few years ago. I think this is why a majority of adults now support legalization. Alcohol drinking is an office joke, while even light pot smoking is grounds for immediate dismissal. It simply isn't fair.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)Kmart and Meijers, both here in Michigan- no longer do pre-employment drug testing.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Still doesn't help if you smoked a joint the week before. Even if it wasn't your fault, you lose your job over the test. And here in Ca they still do pre=employment tests. I just buy synthetic urine if it's a cup test. If it's a lab, you're screwed. But if your in the middle of your shift, and get hurt at no fault of your own, you are as good as fired.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Perhaps they aren't as far down the Fascist pipeline as we are...
mopinko
(70,197 posts)seen it done.
tridim
(45,358 posts)I didn't need to cheat, but it was shocking.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)I'll be sure to let her know that she is a slacker. I'll also have to let one of our city council member's, the
Dr I clean house for- and my boss who is also a smoker. I will make sure they know that they are all slackers.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)Really, how much work can you get done from the snack room?
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)don't Bogart that joint my friend, pass it over to me!
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Maybe the job is boring. I know the American pot smoker has to worry about some intrusive drug test, and may not go for the job that requires lab tests, which blocks their potential. It's society that has brought the pot smoker down, but applauds drinkers. And alcohol can be advertised to kids, but pot shops can't be anywhere near a school. Pot made the evolution of the 60's happen. Pot brought out the best music in the 60's. I think the study proved that pot smokers need more of a challenge at work. Where as the non smokers are just fine with hum drum.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)I wonder if those guys smoked any "pop"*
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*That's what Dizzy Gillespie called it.
--imm
Ratty
(2,100 posts)I did that only once. Came in on a Saturday and a coworker made an offer. I sat at my computer just staring at the screen, then snap out of it, type for a couple of minutes, then nothing until I snapped out of it again a few minutes later. This went on for two hours, typing then vegging then snapping out of it and typing again. Weird.
But as a general causation that's bullshit.
Warpy
(111,327 posts)that started out with the conclusion and looked for people who fit it.
The war against pot is mostly being fought by employers who are terrified the wage slaves won't work as hard if they can go home and toke up.
If someone else comes out with a study of cutting edge researchers who smoke pot, maybe that support would be eroded slightly. Unfortunately, we get bullshit like this.