A new survey by professional social media outlet Blind found nearly a third (29%) of workers at some of the largest companies in the country have been using cannabis at work or while working from home in the last three months, according to a News Observer report. The 2,500 workers surveyed worked at 35 companies in the financial, tech, or corporate services sectors.
The survey asked about both medical and non -medical cannabis use.
“I spent most of my pandemic on high,” said a response from a software engineer at Wayfair. “[I] I didn’t notice it affecting[ing] my performance is so much … most of the tasks on my plate are still simple enough. “
The majority of workers at Robinhood and Splunk said they had consumed cannabis at work in recent months. Workers in the financial sector use less cannabis with 33% of employees at companies like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan-Chase saying they used cannabis at work in the last three months. Less than 20% of workers at other companies like Apple, Coinbase, and ServiceNow report using cannabis while working.
The News Observer points out that a 2021 Gallup poll found that more than half of Americans have consumed cannabis in their lifetime and 18 states and DC have legalized adult cannabis use, indicating that the findings on cannabis consumption “at work” is not beyond the norm in 2022.
“I use it in the hobby to be more focused. I find technical topics… more enjoyable and insightful in that focus,” said a verified MathWorks employee. “[It] it helps me think more abstractly. ”
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