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My understand is that it comes down how likely it is that the employee could be bought/blackmailed/corrupted. A person with a drug (or gambling) habit could be
by retox 2y ago
My understand is that it comes down how likely it is that the employee could be bought/blackmailed/corrupted. A person with a drug (or gambling) habit could be blackmailed or might need more money to fuel their addiction, making them susceptible to a foreign power buying their support.
Same reason for homosexuality in the past when it was illegal/scandalous.
- michaelt 2y agoThe blackmail thing always seemed a bit circular to me. "We'll fire you if you smoke pot" "But why?" "Someone might blackmail you, by threatening to reveal that you smoke pot" "How is that a threat?" "Because we'll fire you if you smoke pot."
- veggieroll 2y ago> might need more money to fuel their addiction This makes a lot more sense to me than blackmail. I'd quibble though that this overlooks that quite a lot (possibly even most) drug users are able to lead productive lives without having to resort to illegal activity to fund their drug use. The other thing this doesn't cover is that there are many alcoholics that fall into the same trap. Though there again, most alcoholics are able to lead productive lives despite their addiction. And through personal experience, I unfortunately know quite a few alcoholics that work in defense with various levels of clearance.