Have you ever had the unanticipated excitement of a Drug Recognition Expert? Many find it like attempting to decipher a message created in invisible ink. Imagine yourself being given a little plastic container and then the bathroom turns into ground zero.

Consider Jerry from accounting for example. Once he thought his weekend excursions might be miraculously erased by an ocean of cranberry juice. The result? Thanks to regular trips, he learned more about workplace bathrooms than he ever would have wanted to know.

You can then find yourself wondering why these unexpected ceremonies occur. Life seems clockwork one minute; next, you are in a liquid measurement contest. Then there are the lab staff members, dressed in professionalism, who have to covertly laugh while differentiating tea drinkers from people with more, say, active lifestyles.

Though some view drug testing as predictable as a naughty cat, they have a real use. They help to maintain a consistent office climate, therefore lessening needless conflict. Less soap opera events in the workplace mean Kate in HR may concentrate on HR issues rather than following her inner detective.

Regarding the hush-hush attitude around it all? Still, it’s personal. Drug test results are best kept to the chest, same as you wouldn’t reveal your darkest secrets over the office loudspeaker. There is also a hint of amusement as people silently conjecture whether all the information is surreptitiously entering an archive of fascinating stories.

Thus, keep in mind that should a drug test show up on your plate, simply hope it isn’t set for Monday, whether you’re getting ready for a test or just laughing along at shared anecdotes. Or following an especially fiery evening’s meal.