[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Ethaniel

Why is it that your fellow Employee is allowed 2+ Smoking breaks during the day?

I am coming from the aspect of a non-smoker working downtown and it really bugs me that people that are smokers in my building are taking 4 - 6 Smoke breaks a day. The thing that annoys me more is they seem to think that this is acceptable and that each smoke break is only 5 minutes in length.

I have been observing the comings and goings at work this week and calculated the man hours lost for each individual that smokes on our floor downtown. We are on the 20th Floor so there is an average 2 - 5 Minute wait time at the elevator. On average the Smokers of my floor are taking 5 Smoke breaks a day. Also on the average each smoke break takes 15 minutes in time, this bring the total wasted per day of 1hr 15minutes (and for some reason they still take an hour lunch break).

When you take this total and add it up for 1 individual Smoker, the results are quite unique. 1.25 hrs per day for 5 days is 6.25 hrs wasted smoking of the companies time. Add on the hour lunch break for the 1 day and they have almost effectively missed an entire day of work each week. To someone who does not smoke I find this to be incredibly unfair.

Why should someone who smokes only work a 4 day week when everyone else that gets approximately the same pay work a 5 day week?

I think that effectively all Smokers should only be allowed a smoke break Before work, at lunch (in the hour time frame), and after work. Allow one other Smoke Break during the day of about 15-20 Minutes.

End Rant !

The awesome amount of carnage and death would be a wonder to behold if you went to one 20 minute smoke break a day.

At our office, we're mandated 60 minutes of non work time a day to use however we please.