i am... SO DAMN PISSED, fired for eating poppy seeds? screw that Options

[HaN4RaNg]

so we had a drug test for all our employees at our work place. turns out i FAILED. why? because i was tested positive for opium. not really surprising since poppy seeds contain opium [no matter how small of an amount there is] and i've been eating a hand full of poppy seed muffins recently. so i was suspended from work for that.

then they decided to turn it in for further testing. they called me back, said it was still positive and that i was terminated without a second chance for testing. WHAT.. THE.. F~

is it right to be fired because of a failed drug test that was caused by food? food thats sold in almost any food market? WHAT THE HELL KIND OF BULLSH*T IS THAT?!

so how the hell am i supposed to explain this to them? if it were medication, then i'd be able to prove [with a doctor's note]. but this is food for crying out loud. gawd, what the hell am i supposed to do. -_-

[heyyfrankie]

well, if they sent it away for further testing, than they should find out that it really wasn't opium and everything will be find and dandy...right? if not...i guess you will never eat poppy seeds before a drug test again!

[Just_Dream]

^ But see, poppy seeds were USED in the process of making opium, in the past.

[iheartsimba]

omg, what retards. I say just explain it. Maybe they'll believe you

[demolished]

Well, do you have any withnesses that saw you eat the seeds ? Use them to help ya out.

[whomps]

You shouldn't have eaten poppy seeds then ! Everyone knows that poppy seeds test positive for uhm. That drug stuff (opium, heroine) yadyadyada. Did you know that they were going to have a drug test beforehand? If you did, you definitely should've stopped. And after the first test, you still ate more poppy seeds? You could've just stopped. And besides, anyone could use the excuse that they ate poppy seeds. They really have no proof of telling whether or not it's drugs or food..

[gigiopolis]

^ I'm guessing it was a random drug test. Because...if they told people before hand it sort of defeats the purpose, right?

I agree, though, there's no point in explaining because you can't tell the difference between poppy seeds and actual opium. I suggest...finding a witness, like someone up there said before.

[IamRad]

wow that must suck. they shouldnt fire u, i mean it was JUST poppy seeds. what morons. get a different job i guess

[XaZnX07]

well did you try explaining to them ?

.:tony:.

[misoshiru]

oh wow, that really sucks. but you should try explaining to them.

[FoOd]

I agree with some people. Explain the situation to them.

Tell them about the poppy seeds.

[ThePrincessofTKD]

damn. that sucks. i didn`t even know there was opium in poppy seeds.

tell them dammit! and if they don`t believe you.. just get a new job.

[HaN4RaNg]

i did explain. when the lady first told me that my line [for the negative drug result] wasnt showing up, she told me what sorta food/drugs contained opium. and didnt she expect something like that when it was "a blurry line she'd never seen before". i even had her put on my form that i been eating poppy seeds

and yes, i was not informed of this drug test until a few days before it was taken. and i had been eating poppy seed muffins for the past 2 months. nothng i could do about that.

i have one witness, but what difference does that make. i could "get" all the witnesses i want within the business, they would not believe me. when it comes to drug tests, i dont find it to be based upon whos excuse sounds most reasonable and whos doesnt. but WHAT THE HELL?!?! cant they tell the difference if the opium was in poppy seed muffins or not? whats the point of even putting that on the form if it doesnt matter anyway?

as for getting a better job, i doubt it. they always ask for previous jobs and reasoning for leaving. in my case, i didnt even leave. i was fired for failing a drug test.


opium IS in poppy seeds. even in poppy seed muffins. its only a minute, but even that can screw with drug tests.



thank you everyone for your nice suggestions and comments. just wish the best of luck for me please.

[Shattered_Hope]

Do you still have the receipts that were from those muffins? If you did, you could probably show it to them and then hopefully, they'll give you your job back.

[HaN4RaNg]

^ lol no i dont, those muffins were from way back and long gone.

and now i cant even get a hold of my boss to talk this out with.

I REFUSE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF POPPY SEED MUFFINS

[dahding]

ow. bummer. and that, is why i eat blueberry muffins.

[SKDMNLE]

Yeah, you should tell them. o_O

[*mona lisa*]

What? That is ridiculous. I don't know what to tell you if they won't listen to you trying to explain that it was regular food. You can't fire someone if they've been eating poppy seed muffins. I eat poppy seed bagels. =X That's stupid.

[*Kathleen*]

You shouldn't have eaten poppy seeds then ! Everyone knows that poppy seeds test positive for uhm. That drug stuff (opium, heroine) yadyadyada. Did you know that they were going to have a drug test beforehand? If you did, you definitely should've stopped. And after the first test, you still ate more poppy seeds? You could've just stopped. And besides, anyone could use the excuse that they ate poppy seeds. They really have no proof of telling whether or not it's drugs or food..

Yeah, I kind of agree with Eve, but that's not fair at all. Eh. I'm sorry.

[HaN4RaNg]

^ first off, as barelyy_coherent mentioned, letting us know in advance would defeat the purpose of having a drug test at all. they told us days before we went in for testing. besides, i was eating poppy seeds before i even became employed.

honestly weither you guys thinks its dumb of me or not, i continued eating poppy seeds after i failed my test. why SHOULDNT i? well actually, my reason for continuing was being i believed after the "further testing", it would prove that it was the muffins. obviously not.

my aunt is trying to sue them now o.O

[HelloSunshine]

We're learning about different types of drugs in school now and we had to think of what we'd do in a situation similar to yours. It'd be hard to do..but to help convince them they were poppy seed muffins, you'd have to get the receipts for them and find a cashier who sold them to you to say that you bought them. Good Luck. It must certainly suck.

[banthisaccountno...]

Tell them you were eating poppyseed muffins and if they don't believe you, tell them to eat a couple and then have them take a drug test.

[innovation]

wow, that is quite strange. i've never thought of that as a possibility.

[*jooleeah*]

Wow, that just really sucks. Since you've already explained it to them, then my best answer is for you to just quit. It's not worth it if they don't believe that you eat poppy seeds

[mocassinsx29]

Woah, they must be like super dumb. x_x Since you said you explained yourself, I have no other suggestions.. but.. maybe.. you could sue? =( If you can't get a job, I mean, like.. that's unfair. =(