I wish someone would stand-up to these people

[EricGagne]

You should all move to Canada. Screening smokers is not legal here and cuban cigars are

[Cool Breeze]

You should all move to Canada. Screening smokers is not legal here and cuban cigars are

You do make a convincing argument.
However I want to be able to go to Wal Mart and buy an AR-15 in less than 5 minutes and take it home, so I'll stay here.

[Sticky B]

It's not about what you do at home, it's about your "image" as a figure. They don't want their doctors/nurses being seen as "smokers", whether it be on or off the clock. Patients who see them off the clock smoking will still think the same thing if they see them at the hospital.

Big financial companies and the likes have been doing this for some time. I've seen quite a few non-tobacco use agreements for executives and the likes. You don't want the image of someone who might be hurting their health, or doing anything else that might be negative to the public eye, running the company.

I don't like it, and I don't necessarily agree with it, but hey, they does what they does.

That's why I too work for myself.

As for targeting obese people... FAT CHANCE! Like the grandfather clause was in there to protect the higher ups who still enjoy cigars, there are just too many obese people to try to attempt to pass rules against it in any way. Look at how many people who weren't even overweight were up-in-arms that the sizes of sodas was limited in NY for a moment...

It's currently cool to hate smokers, and cigarettes have really made that easy for society pull off. But disliking obese people usually ends up making you look like you're shallow and inconsiderate. Which may or may not be the case, lol.


Also- many obese people are funny, and that's likeable, so they have THAT going for them.

NOT FUNNY:






FUNNY:

[cheaphumidors]

It makes me wonder how long before they decide not to hire obese people because they aren't setting good examples for a healthy life style

[jpalamar]

It makes me wonder how long before they decide not to hire obese people because they aren't setting good examples for a healthy life style

This was the first thing I thought about when i read the first post too!

Wonder if you could agrue the grandfather clause to be discrimination?

[UncleFesterESQ]

Still my all time favorite commercial.... Ahhhhh, the good ole' days!



BTW, Fred. Barney, and Wilma died of natural causes. Betty was killed by a drunken driver.

[Ropey]

I think it's less of a problem with anti-tobacco zealotry and more of a problem that employers have far too much power over their employees. Which is why I work for myself. I don't want a daddy telling me what to do for 8 hours a day -- I certainly don't want one telling me what to do the rest of my time on this planet.

[thechasm442]

I think it's less of a problem with anti-tobacco zealotry and more of a problem that employers have far too much power over their employees. Which is why I work for myself. I don't want a daddy telling me what to do for 8 hours a day -- I certainly don't want one telling me what to do the rest of my time on this planet.

Plus all the companies telling you what you can do with your personal freedom outside of work by the means of drug testing.

I have a friend who works for a railway/distribution company and if he takes more than a 1 week vacation he is automatically drug tested before he returns to work. So much for that vacation to Colorado!

[HIM]

I respect their right to make this kind of decision but this is really ridiculous. I can understand not allowing it on the job but what people do at home shouldn't matter if they show up sober and ready to work.

[Brimy]

I agree with Cole. They should have that right for the workplace, but my time is just that, MY TIME!
And tobacco products are not like other "addicting" substance where it carries over into the rest of your life when not using it.
As far as non-smokers being more healthy...
...BULL $HIT!