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Largest Companies that Drug Test their Employees in US
Drug testing has become common in many companies throughout the United States. From local retailers to corporations with a global reach, many of these companies are spending a fortune to ensure their work force is drug free. Below are a few examples of the largest of these companies and what they are doing to reduce drug use.
Microsoft
With more than 89,000 employees, Microsoft may not be one of the largest companies in terms of payroll but their $60 billion in revenue certainly makes them an impressive force in capitalism. The company is also reported to be one of the biggest drug testers. While most of the drug testing at the facility is done using urine samples, other methods such as hair follicle and saliva are also used occasionally. Some reports suggest the company does random drug testing every 30 days to ensure their staff is not partying too much off hours.
ExxonMobil
The gas and oil industry has always been one of the nation's powerhouses. However, the company also wants to prevent any more fiascos like the crashing of the Valdez near Alaska in 1989. The resulting oil spill was linked to claims of alcohol use by the captain of the vessel. Now ExxonMobil drugs tests all of its potential employees before they are hired. However, they do not appear to do any follow-up screenings after employment. That means any of their 106,000 employees could have started using drugs after being hired into the company which boasts more than $400 billion in revenue.
Wal-Mart
If you want to discuss one of the largest employers in the United States who do drug testing, Wal-Mart would definitely be at the top of that list. The company employs more than 2 million workers around the world and earns annual revenue of $387 billion. Drug testing policies have not been implemented through all of the stores and shipping areas yet, however. Some claim drug testing using urine samples is only done as part of the pre-employment screening process. Others claim random drug testing takes place after employment as well. One might well assume that even if Wal-Mart has not launched full drug testing throughout its holdings that will be the inevitable next step.
Ford
Like an increasing number of manufacturing firms, Ford Motor Company has begun implementing drug testing of its staff. Despite recent downsizing, the company still employs nearly 90,000 people and earns $172 billion in revenue annual from sales. While it isn't clear from reports if the drug testing is done for pre-employment screenings or if random tests are done after employment as well, the company is clearly taking steps to ensure the company's staff will be drug free at some point.
Additionally, many of the Ford dealerships throughout the country have implemented their own independent drug screening programs for sales staff. Some of these employers use hair follicle tests instead of urine specimens.
About the Author
This Article is written by Lena Butler, the author of Health & Drug Testing Information Center a longer version of this article is located at Largest Companies that Drug Test their Employees in US, and resources from other home health and wellness testing articles are used such as Urine Drug Testing.
Very important to know!?
A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee . This virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for its functioning are stored.
This virus acts in the following manner:
It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with the title:
'You've received a Post Card from a Family member'
As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened the computer freezes so that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+ delkeys or the reset button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in New York , according to news broadcast by CNN.
This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.
So don't open any mails with subject:' A Post Card from ' As soon as you get the ma il, delete it !! Even if you know the sender !!
Nice info thanks for the heads up.
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10 Top Uses for Excel in a Retail Store
If you run a retail store, you probably know on some level that your software is based on Microsoft Excel, or something very similar to it. What you might not know is just how many of your everyday activities are Excel-based -- or could be.
The Basics
These are the things that you would expect Excel to be doing around your store already. Nothing jaw-dropping, but the solid basic functionality of the spreadsheet program is worth mentioning.
Accounting -- It's almost a given that your basic accounting program utilizes Excel to track, manipulate, and examine numbers. It's simply the best tool for the job, given it's ability to perform calculations, display graphs, and compile information form a wide variety of sources.
Point of Sale -- Many POS systems around the world use an Excel-based program -- essentially a 'mask' that goes over an Excel spreadsheet -- to generate everything from accurate sales tax calculations to printable receipts.
Inventory -- Excel is also perfect for tracking the inventory of all of your store's items. With Excel's ability to send an automated Email any time a particular item gets low, it's easy to ensure that you have adequate stocks of all items at all times.
Invoicing -- With a little templating, Excel can produce very professional invoices for your various secondary services like carpet cleaning and other maintenance.
Scheduling -- Excel's graph-making capacity makes it easy to put in employee's hours and get an immediate visual representation that will show any gaps or overages in your coverage.
More Interesting Purposes
Here are some things Excel could be doing for you that it's probably not already involved in -- but if you think a little outside the box, you'll see how they could improve your business.
Customer Tracking -- If your business is small, or the kind that brings frequent repeat visits, it might be worth your while to set up a customer tracking system that gives your employees the ability to take notes about your customers -- the more they feel like you know them, the stronger the loyalty they'll feel!
Employee Performance -- Whether you track it by the tips they bring in, by how well they meet the goals of specific promotional drives (see below), or simply by how much money you bring in while they're working, Excel gives you the power to recognize which employees are the most valuable to your business.
Promotional Tracking -- Speaking of promotional drives, Excel can easily be set up to track specific goals and how close your employees -- as individuals, groups, or as a whole -- have gotten to meeting those goals.
Projections -- Excel's ability to extrapolate on data and project likely future numbers can help you to plan for special events or just regular seasonal changes. Given more and more details, Excel's ability to create accurate projects gets better and better.
Sales -- Creating sales -- discounting your merchandise -- is always a risky business. It can bring in enough extra customers to net you an overall profit, or it might just drain away what profits you are making. Excel's ability to craft and test scenarios can show you exactly what you need to do to make a sale successful -- or when to pull the plug if it's not working.
Excel has such a wide range of capacities, from the mundane mathematical functions to beautiful templates to advanced extrapolations and scenario-testing software, that it's ability to assist in almost every aspect of retail sales is unparalleled. If you're not using Excel in your retail store, perhaps you should look into what it can do for you.
About the Author
Jen Morrison is a writer for LastMinuteTraining.ca. Canada's largest online marketplace for training. They provide access to Excel training in Toronto and in most other major centers across Canada. In addition to Excel training you can find training seminars for most software applications, technical training and softskills training.
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