@QueenDanceALot wrote:
I used to work in an office over a health clinic. The workers were always outside in the morning smoking, and when I'd go out for lunch, they be out there smoking some more.
And then they'd put their butts out in the potted plants that were at the entrance to the breezeway.
I see healthcare workers outside clinics/hospitals whenever I have to go to one.
You'd think they would know better, if anyone would. But I guess not!
The last hospital I worked at before retiring had a very large patio-type area with nice tables where mostly employees would eat lunch, but occasionally chemo patients would go to sit too.
The evening and night shifts all went out there to smoke. Nothing was done until people reported it to the administrator in one of the monthly meetings - and it had to be brought up more than once. They didn't have the manpower in Security to babysit, and they foolishly thought that officially saying "Don't!" was going to work.
Fairly early in my career was before no-smoking in places of employment. In one place I worked in a room the size of a large closet with mediocre ventilation. I worked with two other women, both chain-smokers. They took ciggy breaks every half hour. One was forced to get a smokeless ash tray because of me (the non-smoker) and she told me I was responsible for providing the batteries and she didn't care WHAT the boss said about it. When the ultimatum finally came down NO smoking, period, she quit. And this was in a hospital! This was into the late 70s-early 80s.
I am very rarely around anyone who smokes these days, but there's one thing that can't be taken care of even by "considerate" smokers. They can go outside, make sure the breeze is carrying their smoke away from others, etc, BUT - they STINK like stale cigarette smoke, and I find that more repugnant than actual smoke. I want to get as far away as possible from the SMELL. A vat of Febreze wouldn't help. It's not just their clothes, it's their hair and skin. Gross.
If we're talking addiction, I don't differentiate between addictions. People don't publicly tolerate drunkenness, or people running around taking meth or ODing in public. Whatever the substance one is addicted to, there are effective resources to help those stop who WANT to. There's only so much "oh poor addict, it's not their fault and they can't help it, we should all just feel sorry for them" that I'm willing to give. They can get help - various medications, counseling, hypnosis - if they want help. Many are just happy smokers who have no desire to quit and resent the laws and the non-smokers around them.
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