92% of IT workers have used Cannabis.
August 1, 2002 5:50 AM Subscribe
92% of IT workers have used Cannabis. Hmmm .... my code suddenly makes so much more sense.
92%?? I think the survey takers were the ones on drugs.
Also according to this obvously pro-drug group, 61.5% of people in the lowest percentage category smoked it.
I was waiting for them to also say that 130% of people in the music industry does so.
posted by eas98 at 5:57 AM on August 1, 2002
Also according to this obvously pro-drug group, 61.5% of people in the lowest percentage category smoked it.
I was waiting for them to also say that 130% of people in the music industry does so.
posted by eas98 at 5:57 AM on August 1, 2002
About 22% of those questioned who work in the teaching profession said they tried the drug on almost a daily basis.
If at first you don't succeed...
posted by Fabulon7 at 5:58 AM on August 1, 2002
If at first you don't succeed...
posted by Fabulon7 at 5:58 AM on August 1, 2002
I know the other 8% personally, for my sins. They all used to work for About.com.
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:59 AM on August 1, 2002
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:59 AM on August 1, 2002
It frankly wouldn't surprise me if 92% of any other occupational group had tried it either.
Well okay...maybe if it were the cops it would surprise me.
posted by aclevername at 6:05 AM on August 1, 2002
Well okay...maybe if it were the cops it would surprise me.
posted by aclevername at 6:05 AM on August 1, 2002
it's because pot helps erase fearful memories :) the horror!
posted by kliuless at 6:14 AM on August 1, 2002
posted by kliuless at 6:14 AM on August 1, 2002
Makes one wonder about the average number of errors per lines of code.
posted by anathema at 6:17 AM on August 1, 2002
posted by anathema at 6:17 AM on August 1, 2002
eas98: Worth bearing in mind:
The age group: 18-35
The high %ages are from people having tried the drug at some point in their life.
It's a UK survey. Everybody tries the stuff. It's as common as a cup of tea where I live.
posted by i_cola at 6:23 AM on August 1, 2002
The age group: 18-35
The high %ages are from people having tried the drug at some point in their life.
It's a UK survey. Everybody tries the stuff. It's as common as a cup of tea where I live.
posted by i_cola at 6:23 AM on August 1, 2002
Well okay...maybe if it were the cops it would surprise me.
would it really?
Cannabis use is so prevalent here (uk and ireland), I don't know one person who has never tried it, except family (who I think all smoke it except my grandparents, but you never know...)
posted by twistedonion at 6:44 AM on August 1, 2002
my code suddenly makes so much more sense.
Heh. Some people (I once worked with) do do it at the office....
posted by mattpfeff at 6:51 AM on August 1, 2002
Heh. Some people (I once worked with) do do it at the office....
posted by mattpfeff at 6:51 AM on August 1, 2002
aclevername:
No way! Cops have the quality dank rolling in from all the busts they make, I'd be suprised if it wasn't one of the highest categories.
posted by statusquo at 7:23 AM on August 1, 2002
No way! Cops have the quality dank rolling in from all the busts they make, I'd be suprised if it wasn't one of the highest categories.
posted by statusquo at 7:23 AM on August 1, 2002
I suppose upon further reflection on the word tried it might not actually surprise me all that much. I think I would still be surprised if 92% of cops had tried it while on the job (although I know that this caveat isn't applied to the IT workers of the survey). As to anyone's personal life, nothing surprises me.
posted by aclevername at 7:36 AM on August 1, 2002
posted by aclevername at 7:36 AM on August 1, 2002
-Well okay...maybe if it were the cops it would surprise me.
-would it really?
Wouldn't surprise me if they'd tried it. But not use it, they are random tested a hell of allot. Positive tests result in instant dismissal. (I come from a family of cops, for my sins)
posted by MintSauce at 7:43 AM on August 1, 2002
-would it really?
Wouldn't surprise me if they'd tried it. But not use it, they are random tested a hell of allot. Positive tests result in instant dismissal. (I come from a family of cops, for my sins)
posted by MintSauce at 7:43 AM on August 1, 2002
If at first you don't succeed...
"I'm really really really trying hard to cut down on the number of times that I try heroin [pauses] in a day."
posted by yerfatma at 8:08 AM on August 1, 2002
"I'm really really really trying hard to cut down on the number of times that I try heroin [pauses] in a day."
posted by yerfatma at 8:08 AM on August 1, 2002
Mintsauce: "(cops) are random tested a hell of allot"
Not in Europe they're not it would seem!
I think you'll find that over here it's far less common and probably a lot harder (due to our advanced human rights laws) for employers to impose mandatory drug testing so I would imagine that the use of recreational drugs is far more prevelant, even in professions such as the Police and Army.
Although I might be proved wrong here by my door being smashed in at 3am and some gentle persuasion with a night stick.....
posted by andyHollister at 9:49 AM on August 1, 2002
Not in Europe they're not it would seem!
I think you'll find that over here it's far less common and probably a lot harder (due to our advanced human rights laws) for employers to impose mandatory drug testing so I would imagine that the use of recreational drugs is far more prevelant, even in professions such as the Police and Army.
Although I might be proved wrong here by my door being smashed in at 3am and some gentle persuasion with a night stick.....
posted by andyHollister at 9:49 AM on August 1, 2002
About 22% of those questioned who work in the teaching profession said they tried the drug on almost a daily basis.
How do you try a drug on a DAILY basis? You either use it, or you don't.
posted by Decypher at 10:28 AM on August 1, 2002
How do you try a drug on a DAILY basis? You either use it, or you don't.
posted by Decypher at 10:28 AM on August 1, 2002
I was waiting for them to also say that 130% of people in the music industry does so.
No, that's Crack, not the ganja.
posted by schlaager at 1:07 PM on August 1, 2002
No, that's Crack, not the ganja.
posted by schlaager at 1:07 PM on August 1, 2002
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