Smoking: To be or not to Be

[Arm]

The owner of a Michigan company who forced his employees to either quit smoking or quit their jobs said on Wednesday he also wants to tell fat workers to lose weight or else.

And then in a couple months.................

The owner of a Michigan company who forced his employees to either lose weight or quit their jobs said he also wants to tell black people to quit listening to rap or quit their job and to tell gay people to quit being gay or quit their jobs.

I see slippery slope and discrimination lawsuits.

[MagicNakor]

I have no idea how large a company Weyco is, but I imagine it won't be in business much longer if he refuses to hire smokers and overweight people.

I'm neither, but I definately wouldn't work for such a company, and I certainly wouldn't be supporting them with any of my money.

[UKResident]

Do you only eat organic veggies?

Yes.

and?

l was replying to someone, is that all right by you?

[ruthie]

Hmmm. I'll have to think about it. ROFL. Thought it was self-explanatory, like THIS post. Was asking for your point.

[UKResident]

Was asking for your point.

The point of what? Of replying to someone? l thought that was self explanatory.

[manker]

By drinking l take it you mean alcohol? No l don't, l don't take drugs either and l certainly don't smoke. Only idiots smoke, whatever you may say. Why would anyone take up that digusting habit? l also eat well, l've been a vegetarian all my life and spend only the necessary time on the "bog", unless l'm reading the Guardian of course, then l may stay a little longer.

And for your information, l'm 62 and l still run marathons, could you?

:reallol:

All this healthy living seems to be playing havoc with your sleeping pattern, you always seem to be around the board at this time. Posting at half three in the morning, that cannot be healthy. You think the bland diet and all the marathon running is turning you into an insomniac - or maybe Slough is in a different timezone to the rest of the UK.

OK, what if your employer regulated the times you went to bed so that you'd be as fresh as a daisy for work the next day. That would curtail your forum habits, certainly, but more importantly it would also be infringing on your civil liberties a tad. Would you be OK with that.

[lynx]

unless l'm reading the Guardian of course

Well, I for one won't be employing any Guardian readers, too much free thinking would upset my totalitarian control of their lives, and I know exactly what's best for all concerned.

[UKResident]

:reallol:

All this healthy living seems to be playing havoc with your sleeping pattern, you always seem to be around the board at this time. Posting at half three in the morning, that cannot be healthy. You think the bland diet and all the marathon running is turning you into an insomniac - or maybe Slough is in a different timezone to the rest of the UK.

OK, what if your employer regulated the times you went to bed so that you'd be as fresh as a daisy for work the next day. That would curtail your forum habits, certainly, but more importantly it would also be infringing on your civil liberties a tad. Would you be OK with that.

Why are you so overtly concerned with other people's lives? Worrying about what other people do seems to be an obsession with you, that can't be healthy can it?

[manker]

So you can't refute that I have a point

If an employer is within his rights to stop people smoking outside of office hours, because it's beneficial to their health - surely it follows that your employer should be able to tell you to go to bed at a decent hour.

I propose that rather than your initial 'good on him' comment - you would actually be fuming at him daring to suggest that he has any sort of control over what you do when you clock off.

[clocker]

Why are you so overtly concerned with other people's lives? Worrying about what other people do seems to be an obsession with you, that can't be healthy can it?

Hmmm...that would appear to be a trait that you exhibit also, Billy.
After all, you think it's OK for a boss to supervise his employee's private life, right?