Fuming
The temp who I am currently working with has just gone out for a cigarette break. No harm in that as such (and I'd certainly rather he did that than smoke next to me), but I doubt he will record the break on his time sheet. As such I presume he is getting more time away from his workplace, and therefore doing less work, than a non-smoker (e.g. me).

This strikes me as massively unfair. Why should I miss out, whilst he gets extra breaks just because I don't smoke and he does?

I know it's quite easy to sit and talk about this as a non-smoke and to feel aggrieved, but I can't imagine too many work places being happy at a similar situation with nay other addiction. How many offices employ alcoholics, and allow them to have a cheeky drink every so often throughout the day? So why should smokers be given preferential treatment in this way?

Is this the same everywhere, or do other smokers have to clock out/record their breaks on their timesheets (and if so, how many actually do?).
- posted by Paul @ 4:19 pm