Drug Use in The Finance Industry

I recently had a marketing internship where my boss was a huge drug user. She has stated she couldn't survive without weed and loves tripping on acid. She was 'the cool'.

How prevalent is drug use in the finance industry? Couldn't care much about the answer, just board and curious.

 

I mean i consider this a success story too. Your boss is chill and not a lame.

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Drug use I think is fairly common. Im going to guarantee some of the higher ups at my current company indulge. My former boss had the constant sniffles Im assuming from an extracurricular drug related hobby of his.

 
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Not at all. Drug use (especially illicit drug use) in finance is unheard of. Most people find great fulfillment and motivation from the profession itself. I've never heard of someone having to use external substances (coffee, energy drinks, prescription amphetamines or cocaine) to temporarily boost their productivity. I believe it comes from the will to succeed and the love for the job. That's what gets you through 80-100 hour weeks. And because people have had such a pleasant week, evenings are often for personal reflection and meditation. Rarely do people attempt escapism with alcohol or weed. Finance professionals are very anti-drugs.

 

You are either incredibly naive or sadly in denial. Weed isn't addictive? I'm not super against weed - in fact I grew up around (prob way too much of) it since I am from one of the first two states to legalize it.

I had 4 roommates sophomore year of college. Three years later, one is currently in rehab for weed and a few other things (been there since dropping out after soph year), one literally smokes weed every second of the day, and the third dropped out during junior year and is now in a legit gang (this kid came to college on a full diversity scholarship). Oh and the one who smokes every second - I'm talking about wake up dab rips, bong rips in the shower, edibles for breakfast, smoking blunts /vaping his Pax while walking to class, leaving each lecture 2-3x to smoke weed outside, rushing back to our house between every class to take dab rips, then smoking continuously until he passes out around night time.

Granted some of this may be genetics (myself and one other roommate never got hooked), but I always feel compelled to say something whenever anyone claims "weed isn't addictive".

 

FYI, drug tests for cannabis in NYC are no longer allowed INCLUDING for banks so I'd imagine weed use will skyrocket from here on.

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