If you ever failed a pre-employment urine drug test, please read & advise

Just wondering how many business days it took for the MRO to contact you?

I had 1 never call till I did and then they told me.

Who did you call, the employer or MRO? And what did you ask?

My employer does not have the results yet. Been 4 business days. That is why I am wondering about how long until the MRO calls. Anyone else?

I worked Construction we are a mixture of out cast from all kinds and you learn to appreciate a man for the talent he brings to the job at hand.
And as long as they leave their quirks at home you don't GAFF!

If only the people that are looking for work would start denying prospective employers
It's an invasion of your private life that you choose to keep private.

I agree, but they still do it. So, anyone else have a time frame of when the MRO actually calls you? The lab will also not release the info as to whether or not the result was released to the employer. I know they don't have it yet from them.

whats a MRO??

Medical Review Officer. It's the person who is supposed to report a failed test back to you and find out if you might be on any prescriptions that may have caused you to fail, prior to reporting back to the employer.

did you pay for this test?? Did you sign a release for the test or did they imply there would be a pre test?

It was pre-employment. The employer pays. I did sign for it.

You might not hear back at all then.
If thats the case you can ask for another test after you tell them you ate a hamburger with poppy seeds just before you took the test.

Pretty sure they contact you if you failed. Especially if the company already gave you a contingent start date. You obviously have to be notified if you aren't allowed to come in on that day. LOL

potterh said:

Who did you call, the employer or MRO? And what did you ask?

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Knowing Dirtsurfr- "I'm on the leader board ... right?" cn

potterh said:

Just wondering how many business days it took for the MRO to contact you?

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same day... word of advice, don't smoke herb on the same day of the test before you go in, lol

dirtsurfr said:

I worked Construction we are a mixture of out cast from all kinds and you learn to appreciate a man for the talent he brings to the job at hand.
And as long as they leave their quirks at home you don't GAFF!

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true story

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same day... word of advice, don't smoke herb on the same day of the test before you go in, lol

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Yours was done on site. Mine went to a lab. It will take longer, just trying to figure out how long.

potterh said:

Yours was done on site. Mine went to a lab. It will take longer, just trying to figure out how long.

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lol, mine wasn't done on site. I went to a lab. this is when I applyed for a job about 20 ago. before I got into construction

Gottcha. I went to a collection site that sends it out to a lab. Pretty common nowadays. Even labs sent them off too now to specific sites that they have to do these.