Have you ever found yourself caught unannounced in the frenzy of a Drug Recognition Expert? For many, it’s like trying to solve a riddle penned on sand. Imagine this: you have a little cup and suddenly the workplace restroom turns become your stage.

Look at Jerry from accounting, for instance. He once swore that drinking great quantities of cranberry juice would clean any traces of his weekend adventures. It follows: Thanks to many visits to the lavatory, he become somewhat familiar with the workplace plumbing.

Why then do these unexpected demonstrations take place? You’re riding along one minute; the next you’re involved in an informal science experiment. Not to mention the lab staff, who have to smile inside when they separate people with more colorful tastes from devoted herbal tea drinkers.

Though some view drug testing as random like a throw of the dice, they are still rather important. They reduce pointless theater and assist to keep the workplace in balance. Kate from HR may keep to her work and defer her investigative aspirations since the office sees less exciting events.

And why, you then wonder, all the silence and hiding? All of it is about anonymity. Keeping drug test results down-low is a given, same as you wouldn’t blurt out your life story to a stranger. People also seem to be amused wondering whether these tests are subtly adding to a library of interesting stories.

Keep in mind, then, whether you’re laughing at others’ stories or confronting your own test: should a drug test find your path, pray it isn’t scheduled for Monday. Or following an especially hot dinner.