Smoking breaks at work

[IanM]

Crowds of folks stood round the back of our building these days blowing clouds of scented vapour into the air.... quite funny really!

Not many on cigs.... but I guess apart of the extortionate cost, the awful smell and the cancer, "what's not to like?" umph!

 

[patricks148]

Was just thinking about when i worked in a busy trading floor and pretty much everyone else smoked except me, far better to have them all outside these day, so look at the positives

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

...and the clinging stink on your clothes when you got home after a night working in a smoky pub - yeuugh. Anyway - as I said - what others do at work is none of my business if it doesn't affect me.

 

[Kellfire]

Anyway - as I said - what others do at work is none of my business if it doesn't affect me.

Surely someone has to pick up the slack from the time they're missing?

 

[Alex1975]

Surely someone has to pick up the slack from the time they're missing?

One would hope the employee would be diligent enough to ensure that his/her work gets done.

 

[Kellfire]

One would hope the employee would be diligent enough to ensure that his/her work gets done.

If they have time to have a break that non-smokers don't get then they have time to do more work and should be allocated more.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

One would hope the employee would be diligent enough to ensure that his/her work gets done.

Hope being the word. The annoyance being when they don't of course. Not everyone is as dilligent as you Alex1975.

 

[Alex1975]

Hope being the word. The annoyance being when they don't of course. Not everyone is as dilligent as you Alex1975.

I have 3 fags a day one a 8.55 another one at some point in the day, usually 3.30 and the last after dark when my little one is in bed(weekends no rules apart from my little one never seeing me) so I am literally just about servicing an old habit. That a side I like my job and I like being good at it and am not looking for reasons not to be at my desk. If staff members are smoking to not be working is the problem the smoking or the actual staff member? Also, not great to be mentally managing people who you are not the manager of, so if someone is smoking to the point that its frustrating you but your not their manager.... its not your business.

"Its not fair" is not a real thing in this world... Someones getting something your not... too bad.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Surely someone has to pick up the slack from the time they're missing?

If you are doing that sort of work then perhaps - but if his work doesn't get done that's nothing to do with you unless you have to pick it up. If things fall behind and you are asked why, then as long as you are doing your bit the smokers can answer for themselves.

I find that there is no point in me picking up resentments over this sort of thing as they would just make me irritable and angry - and over what? - life is too precious to pick up other peoples issues or irritations over their foibles. So I just get on with what I have to do - what others do is up to them if it doesn't directly affect me.

 

[Smiffy]

Surely someone has to pick up the slack from the time they're missing?

Maybe if you worked on a production line packing eggs or something

 

[Alex1975]

If you are doing that sort of work then perhaps - but if his work doesn't get done that's nothing to do with you unless you have to pick it up. If things fall behind and you are asked why, then as long as you are doing your bit the smokers can answer for themselves.

I find that there is no point in me picking up resentments over this sort of thing as they would just make me irritable and angry - and over what? - life is too precious to pick up other peoples issues or irritations over their foibles. So I just get on with what I have to do - what others do is up to them if it doesn't directly affect me.

:thup:

 

[Liverbirdie]

If you are doing that sort of work then perhaps - but if his work doesn't get done that's nothing to do with you unless you have to pick it up. If things fall behind and you are asked why, then as long as you are doing your bit the smokers can answer for themselves.

I find that there is no point in me picking up resentments over this sort of thing as they would just make me irritable and angry - and over what? - life is too precious to pick up other peoples issues or irritations over their foibles. So I just get on with what I have to do - what others do is up to them if it doesn't directly affect me.

Does the position they stand in irritate you, when they are having a ciggy?

Is there a HS.......

 

[Slime]

It's outside in the car park where I work, problem is that very time I need to visit my van to get tools/testers or take rubbish to the bins I have to walk through a wall of smoke. I would prefer them to have a smoking room so they can sit in their own disgusting smoke.
I also notice the amount of times they are out there and can't believe they are not embarrassed about it.

Really? A wall of smoke?
Why should they feel embarrassed about smoking outside?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Does the position they stand in irritate you, when they are having a ciggy?

Is there a HS.......

You know what - as I was typing I was thinking 'I bet someone picks up on me and HNSP' and you didn't let me down :thup:

But of course not standing in HNSP is something that does affect me (yes - I know...) and so I have learned to accommodate such mistakes or just ask 'em to move...whichever is easiest...

 

[Smiffy]

If they have time to have a break that non-smokers don't get then they have time to do more work and should be allocated more.

Maybe we could penalise somebody who has a weak bladder as well?
There's an old boy who works here who has 3 times as many slash breaks as me.

 

[Alex1975]

There's an old boy who works here who has 3 times as many slash breaks as me.

So... never leaves the lav then...

 

[Ross61]

Really? A wall of smoke?
Why should they feel embarrassed about smoking outside?

yes a wall of smoke. The door opens into a triangular inner car park. The door is in one corner of the triangle with a canopy above ( to stop pigeons crapping on you while you swipe in) the smoke just hangs in front of the door.

im surprised they are not embarrassed that nearly the whole building can see they are spending so much time outside smoking while everybody else is working. I'm talking about the ones that spend at least 10 mins out there 6 or 7 times a day.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Smokers don't tend to notice the wall of smoke. It is blindingly obvious to non smokers.

 

[Kellfire]

Maybe we could penalise somebody who has a weak bladder as well?

Yes, because that's the same...

Edit! On a serious note, if a member of my staff had a medical condition such as bladder problems and we knew of it we would meet with them to discuss how we would accomodate this and make reasonable adjustments.

 

[Alex1975]

Yes, because that's the same...

Edit! On a serious note, if a member of my staff had a medical condition such as bladder problems and we knew of it we would meet with them to discuss how we would accomodate this and make reasonable adjustments.

And ensure that every other member of staff got the same adjustment?