Oh, the job with the weight thing? It says it is all about health of the employee, that they make better, more energetic and happier employees. It is also a insurance thing. It helps make their health insurance cheaper.
Kat

I can understand not on the company property. If they own it, I guess they can set the rules, but no one is going to tell me what I can and can not do in my own home. I guess it boils down to how much of one's life the employer is going to own.

U=Union
S=Soviet
A=America

Funny thing about the weight issue:

Amazing that in a place with 30 employees, that it's always the "healthiest, fittest" people who do all the calling in sick, and complaining about how bad they always feel. Meanwhile, the overweight employees(like me) are ALWAYS there, rarely if ever call in, and always seem to feel good throughout the workday.

if smoking relieves their stress

and helps keep them happy

then they are infringing on

their pursuit of happiness

is that not an inalienable right

is that not written somewhere

Second hand smokes sucks so I'm glad it's banned in public places such as restaurants but I don't agree about the private home being banned.
I do know that smokers get more breaks at my work for their habit.
I'm thinking that the employer in question has a lot of sick calls from smokers with related ailments.
Anyway ,how the hell can anyone afford the damn things?

been away for awhile...stopped in and started reading a thread thats been locked...makes me want to chain smoke

you will do as we say you will comply


you have freedom of nothing

Which one is locked?

Anyway...think of it this way: they can sure tell ya not to do drugs in your house and bust you for it. And we all know that nicotine is one of the most addictive of the drugs.
Just saying. I am not for them telling us what we can do in our homes, but it boils down to we have no problem with them busting other drug addicts in their homes.

As a smoker that has been trying to quit...I wish they would just outlaw them so I would have no choice but to quit, or go to jail? Oh no...been there done that. No more jail.lol
Kat