Smoking at work....

[46Tbird]

There is always some percentage of a company's work force that goes out and smokes / bullshits for 20 minutes of every hour. It is fucking annoying as hell to work with them too.

[Leah]

I wonder if women ever flick the bean at work?

Yes. And in traffic.

[The King]

Smokers need a choo$$$$choo$$$$ style union that will stand up for them and protect their rights to enjoy the benefits of smoking while on the clock.

[jluv]

everyone gets a 15 min break per 4 hours worked, and a lunch break according to the TWC. So that should give smokers three opportunities to smoke a day.

That's actually not true. Texas law does not require employers to offer any breaks, even lunch. It's a pretty standard benefit that most companies do offer, but it's not a law.

[ceyko]

I've done some of my best brainstorming with work folks over cigarettes. Sometimes getting away from the desk/office/phones...etc helps a lot.

I don't smoke really anymore, but I personally don't complain about those who do or stop non-smokers from taking a non-smoker break.

As long as your shit is done on time and correctly, I don't care if you're smoking 4 hours a day.

[Unicorn Jeff]

Yes. And in traffic.

And you wonder why on earth high schoolers imagined you flicking the bean while they rub one out?!?!?

[Ratt]

The only smokers I work with actually work 10-14 hours a day, so I don't mind them going out for a smoke every couple hours.

The real issue here is that companies are paying higher and higher healthcare costs as a result of smoking related diseases/conditions. That's it.

[jlyon]

just something else for people to bitch about. if it's not smoking, it's vaping. if it's not vaping, it's people running stop signs. it's ALWAYS something. i agree with Jason, smokers shouldn't get more breaks then non smokers. thanks to vaping, i may have kicked smoking. i have tried cold turkey in the past with no luck. i may have puffed for all of 5 minutes yesterday and haven't touched it at all so far today.

everyone just needs to get a hobby and quit looking for shit to cry about.

[ceyko]

The only smokers I work with actually work 10-14 hours a day, so I don't mind them going out for a smoke every couple hours.

The real issue here is that companies are paying higher and higher healthcare costs as a result of smoking related diseases/conditions. That's it.

Yeah, I hear ya. However, what about eating too much red meat? What about breathing polluted air? Too much cheese and a fatty diet? Or not working out at all (guilty these days)? Do you drink 2 or more beers or drinks per month? Do you drink more than 1 soda a day? What size soda? How much ice is in it?

I get it, but right now it's the easy target. It's another one of those things that is not the damned government's business. Trust me, we're paying more for the medical sector to make more profit than for smokers killing themselves over the long term. That's why a lot of companies that are not directly health care related, are making health care groups. BIG and EASY money.

[Ratt]

Yeah, I hear ya. However, what about eating too much red meat? What about breathing polluted air? Too much cheese and a fatty diet? Or not working out at all (guilty these days)? Do you drink 2 or more beers or drinks per month? Do you drink more than 1 soda a day? What size soda? How much ice is in it?

I get it, but right now it's the easy target. It's another one of those things that is not the damned government's business. Trust me, we're paying more for the medical sector to make more profit than for smokers killing themselves over the long term. That's why a lot of companies that are not directly health care related, are making health care groups. BIG and EASY money.

I didn't say it was the right thing to do, that's just what it is.

[midnight]

I smoke and I get pissed at the self entittled pricks in management and office workers that go out and smoke. I keep it to break times.

[mustang_revival]

just something else for people to bitch about. if it's not smoking, it's vaping. if it's not vaping, it's people running stop signs.

lol, YEAH! fck stop signs!!