podgerodge
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If they are littering butts on a public pathway, get onto the local litter warden who should be able to put some pressure on the company to get it sorted. Start talking to your HR people, and/or PR people and/or customer service people about the terrible impression this creates for visitors.
I assume you mean the butts on the ground create a terrible impression and not people smoking outside the building?
why? People are smoking a cigarette - it's legal and some people enjoy it. Why do people think that the act of smoking a cigarette reflects on the reputation of a company? Let's not forget that the only reason they are smoking outside is to protect the health of non smokers inside. The " I'm not satisfied enough that I no longer have to put up with passive smoking, I dislike smoking itself and want to force my preferences on others" attitude ****es me off.
Employers should be discouraging smoking - and not be seen to support it in any way.
They are more likely to take more breaks so the employee is away from desk/job more. It's also a filthy habit, who want's to stink because of having to walk through someone elses smoke, or even interact with someone smelling of smoke?
On smoking itself, you appear to think that smokers rights should continue to take precendence over non-smokers rights, as they have done up to this legislation.
It's not so much the smoking itself that creates the terrible impression, as the side effects. Littered butts is the most common problem, often within arm's reach of a dedicated bin. Having to 'walk the gauntlet' of smokers to get into the building (check out Holles St hospital) is extremely unpleasant for many non-smokers.I assume you mean the butts on the ground create a terrible impression and not people smoking outside the building?
Is there any possibility that those personal call-makers have discovered the mystical art of time compression that allows them to get 60 minutes work done in 50 minutes, or is this art solely limited to smokers? I presume you do have solid data that backs up your claim that you are 8% approx more efficient than non-smokers (taking into account the increased rates of sick leave usually found with smokers of course)?As a smoker, the necessity to get my fix means that I ensure that I get 60 minutes work done in 55 minutes. I work harder while at my desk than non smokers because they have no need to make that 5 minute saving. But I have noticed some non smokers on personal phone calls when I go out for a smoke and they are still on it when I get back.
The assumption that one will stink by simply walking through someone elses smoke is bordering on the paranoid.
I managed 6 inches before security chase me away. Can anybody better than that?
...but non-smokers enforce their decision on smokers.What we have now is a fair system where a smoker doesn't enforce his decision on others.
Your wife must be a happy ladyMine is about 9".
If you airway is coated with a tar covering, you are unlikely to understand the impact of second-hand smoke on non-smokers. My wife will smell smoke off my clothes even from the briefest of encounters (e.g. ATM queue, Luas platform, walking past an entrance) with second hand smoke.
...but non-smokers enforce their decision on smokers.
I beg to differ, having to stand outside in the rain/snow/cold to smoke can definitely affect the health of a smoker. Colds & Flu etc.At least a non-smoker's decision doesn't have a negative impact on the health of the smoker.
I beg to differ, having to stand outside in the rain/snow/cold to smoke can definitely affect the health of a smoker. Colds & Flu etc.
I had a feeling you'd come back at me with that ...But the simple solution is to give up smoking No more standing around in the rain/snow/cold to smoke, and no more being blamed for non-smokers smelling like ashtrays
Then if the people you're meeting have just been out for a quick smoke/coffee that's just the final nail for me - seriously bad breath which I link to personal hygiene and simple courtesy - for me this leaves a worse impression than a bad presentation / business idea.
We can't smoke indoors, and now when people are smoking on the streets there're still complaints...geez, some people....
Smoking is a choice, nicotine addiction is a by-product of that choice.
Smoking has no redeeming virtues.
Smoking is anti-social; it has an adverse impact upon those in society who do not smoke, as well as those that do.
I would have no qualms with smokers being treated like pariahs. None.
Spoken like a true anti-smoker.Smoking has no redeeming virtues.
I would have no qualms with you being treated like one either, because as podgerodge said, you're the anti-social one here.I would have no qualms with smokers being treated like pariahs. None.
Newsflash: The cause of your respiratory problems may not be the rain/snow/cold.I beg to differ, having to stand outside in the rain/snow/cold to smoke can definitely affect the health of a smoker. Colds & Flu etc.
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