tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613569466184744912.post6131188808316577854..comments2023-03-28T19:12:37.947-04:00Comments on SpaghettiO's and Vicodin: Now Hiring. Smokers need not apply.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04553631593560813385noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613569466184744912.post-29751506745758906822012-07-28T03:43:55.280-04:002012-07-28T03:43:55.280-04:00I for one have to say that this is idoic if people...I for one have to say that this is idoic if people want to smoke that is their damn business further more the comment about health care workers and coffee well I am a rn been working almost 10 years now might u say most people would be happy to have a smoker working on them that the 75 percent of nurses and doctors who pop painkillers and work humm food for thought give me a smoker to start my iv anywayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613569466184744912.post-91967538513649057722011-11-19T10:05:36.914-05:002011-11-19T10:05:36.914-05:00I think it's crap. Smoking is not illegal.
...I think it's crap. Smoking is not illegal. <br /><br />They are doing this to keep their medical benefits costs down. I see this as a gateway to other things... no people with genetic predispositions allowed. <br /><br />Now, that being said, we do charge smokers a little more for benefits to try to get them to quit. I see this as acceptable since smokers tend to get sick more often. But we certainly do not pre-screen applicants based on their lungs.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776225205578950806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613569466184744912.post-3514206591713409852011-11-17T18:30:52.538-05:002011-11-17T18:30:52.538-05:00I mostly agree, but the unemployment argument is n...I mostly agree, but the unemployment argument is not useful. As long as all jobs are filled (by non-smokers), there is not an increase in unemployment... I agree that the rule is stupid, just trying to point out a bad counter-argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613569466184744912.post-25009272275710380152011-11-16T14:53:50.597-05:002011-11-16T14:53:50.597-05:00ACLU anyone??ACLU anyone??Call Me Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451215352046476757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613569466184744912.post-43823597924218100822011-11-16T14:27:35.679-05:002011-11-16T14:27:35.679-05:00Employers are absolutely within their rights to te...Employers are absolutely within their rights to tell their employees<br /><br />1. Not to smoke on the job, or anywhere on the campus of their place of employment<br />2. Not to come to to work reeking of cigarette smoke<br /><br />I don't understand people who smoke nowadays, since we have SO MUCH INFORMATION saying it's so horrendously awful for you. Not to mention it STINKS, kills your tastebuds, stains your teeth and the spot where you hold it between your fingers, AND it's an expensive habit.<br /><br />That being said, trying to have applicants take a pee-test for NICOTINE is effing RIDICULOUS. Nicotine will affect your performance at work just as much as CAFFIENE, and I don't see any employer discouraging coffee consumption on the job!!! Hell, in the medical field it's a STAPLE because we work such long hours!<br /><br />This is freaking stupid. I hope they pull their heads out of their asses and realize this. Seriously, it's just going to waste time and money, and lose jobs. Make your place of business 100% smoke-free! It doesn't cost anyone any money. Geez.mamaschinskyhttp://partoftheplan.comnoreply@blogger.com