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by alicatkimmy
on Thu May 29, 2008 6:21 am |
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I just came onto this site and joined. I am desperate in trying to find the answers out there on why smoking has become such a hated and discriminated subject. I live in Missouri and i am a nurse. I just changed jobs to a hospital that is NON-SMOKING. They only hire non-smokers, and i am scared that i could get fired at any time for SMOKING ON MY OWN TIME. I make the sacrifice to not smoke during my 12 hour shifts, and not go to work smelling like smoke, but HOW CAN THEY DO THIS TO PEOPLE???????? I do NOT do drugs, I don't drink alcohol, i just like to smoke and I am not ready to quit. HOW can they force people out of work places for smoking, making their own choice???? It is going to start a discrimination campaign like no other in the USA. They claim that we cost more to insurance companies, I HARDLY GO TO THE DOCTOR. BUT the 300 pound nurse down the hall has hypertension, diabetes, vascular disease, etc. and they are not firing her!!!! PLEASE HELP. I just want to keep my job, support my family, and enjoy my time when i am not working, how can they control people like this???????????
Please tell me this will end soon and someone will sue an employer for wrongful firing and every company will have to change their discriminating policies!!!!!!!  |
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by garhkal
on Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:02 pm |
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| Unfortunatly you are not alone. I know 5 people who worked with my brother in the IRS out in fresno ca, who like you are being looked at to 'fire' for smoking at home when their work place has a no smoking rule... |
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by Jay
on Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:30 pm |
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| At least if a smoker looks into self-employment, he/she won't have to worry about getting fired for smoking at home. |
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by garhkal
on Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:21 pm |
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Jay wrote: At least if a smoker looks into self-employment, he/she won't have to worry about getting fired for smoking at home.
True dat. Heck that may be the only way to go these days. |
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by smallbird
on Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:39 pm |
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I work for a very small company as a professional. I smoke. We have 11 employees, 3 of whom (or who) smoke. If we were to be fired, the company would lose a whole lot of institutional memory and a lot of on-tap technical skills. It would take several months for us to be replaced, thereby causing a reduction in revenue to pay the rest (including the owner). Needless to say, we won't be fired soon. The hard part for those of us who continue to be "politically incorrect" is to make ourselves indespensible.
Take up the challenge! Make yourself indespensible! |
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by garhkal
on Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:18 pm |
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smallbird wrote: I work for a very small company as a professional. I smoke. We have 11 employees, 3 of whom (or who) smoke. If we were to be fired, the company would lose a whole lot of institutional memory and a lot of on-tap technical skills. It would take several months for us to be replaced, thereby causing a reduction in revenue to pay the rest (including the owner). Needless to say, we won't be fired soon. The hard part for those of us who continue to be "politically incorrect" is to make ourselves indespensible.
Take up the challenge! Make yourself indespensible!
I worked with a civilian who's wife did just that. Still did not save her when manangement wanted to get rid of smokers... Just hurt them more. |
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