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I was talking to a guy who works for one of the NY State "cachement area" rehabs a few weeks ago. He was telling me that NY State is either considering or has passed a ban on smoking for NY State employees where you can't smoke an hour before you come to work, and that an employee that comes to work smelling like smoke can be sent home to change their stinky clothes. Some shit, eh?

Neil Boortz seems to be all in favor of this.

"Generally speaking, smokers simply aren't as productive in the workplace as are non-smokers. They take more frequent breaks (to do drugs,) and they're absent from work more often due to illness.

And ... to cap it all off ... smokers just aren't all that bright. In repeated trials smokers have scored lower on intelligence tests than non-smokers. Smoking, then, is an excellent way for you to get an immediate indication of who has common sense, and who doesn't."

I think Neil doesn't go far enough - I present the following "modest proposal" for smokers:

1. Require they be segregated into "smoker-only" companies. Ban them from employment in "smoker-free" companies.

2. To protect non-smokers from the smell, require smokers to wear a patch on their clothes to identify them before they get within smelling range.

3. Require smokers to live in private houses, away from non-smokers. Provide mandatory living accomodations (smokers only) for smokers that cannot afford private housing.

4. Ban smokers from marring, or having sex with, non-smokers.

5. Make it illegal to smoke tobacco products of any kind.

Yup. That should do it. [/sarcasm]

What a load of crap... These folks should have a pretty good court case to challenge their dismisals. Yes, it is a slippery slope.. Colorado is a right to work state, but companies here don't have the right ti fire someone because he smokes...
Talk about an invasion of privacy. People (Liberals) are worried about the evil US Government infringing on their civil liberties, and here you have some company doing it, and people (Liberals) are rejoicing and singing the company's praises?

Hey Jim - glad you found my little slice of Heaven here on the (evil, military) Internet!!

Hey Tetzman..I'm a liberal, and I'm, sure as shit, not rejoicing about this load of bullshit.

I've gotta disagree. And I'm a smoker.

This is a private company making what it sees as a sound business decision. IMO, similar to certain companies restricting what they see as dangerous activities (sky diving, scuba diving, etc). The NFL has had a ban on pro football players participating in off-season basketball leagues because of the injuries they incur.

This is very different from Nanny legislating No Smoking in a business.

And they didn't say it was primarily, "for their own good". It was for lower health care costs. I hope they've analyzed the potential increased difficulties they'll have retaining and recruiting employees. I know I'd never work for a company that tried to tell me how to live my life.

But they have the right to make that decision.

Actually, after some consideration, I have to 'flip-flop' a bit.

I think it's one thing for the state to make this kind of rule, as here in NY, but if I own a company I should be able to choose who I want working for me. If I own a construction company and I don't want to work with people who drink, smoke, whatever, that's my right as a business owner. If I don't want to deal with smokers, I don't have to hire them, just like if I'm a landlord I don't have to rent to smokers or pet owners.
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