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["- Prof. Jonez©"]

Trend: You smoke? You're fired! [05/13-1]

Excerpts from: Trend: You smoke? You're fired!

By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY[05/11/05]

More companies are taking action against employees who smoke off-duty, and, in
an extreme trend that some call troubling, some are now firing or banning the
hiring of workers who light up even on their own time.

The outright bans raise new questions about how far companies can go in
regulating workers' behavior when they are off the clock. The crackdown is
coming in part as a way to curb soaring health care costs, but critics say
companies are violating workers' privacy rights. The zero-tolerance policies are
coming as more companies adopt smoke-free workplaces.

• Weyco, a medical benefits provider based in Okemos, Mich., this year banned
employees from smoking on their own time. Employees must submit to random tests
that detect if someone has smoked. They must also agree to searches of
briefcases, purses or other belongings if company officials suspect tobacco or
other banned substances have been brought on-site. Those who smoke may be
suspended or fired.

About 20 employees have quit smoking under the policy, and a handful were fired
after they opted out of the testing. "The main goal is to elevate the health
status of our employees," says Gary Climes, chief financial officer.

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Post by "- Prof. Jonez©"
Weyco, a medical benefits provider based in Okemos, Mich., this year banned
employees from smoking on their own time. Employees must submit to random tests
that detect if someone has smoked. They must also agree to searches of
briefcases, purses or other belongings if company officials suspect tobacco or
other banned substances have been brought on-site. Those who smoke may be
suspended or fired.

Pretty extreme.

Smokers are morons, but why make them unemployed morons.

["- Prof. Jonez©"]

Post by "- Prof. Jonez©"
Trend: You smoke? You're fired! [05/13-1]
Excerpts from: Trend: You smoke? You're fired!
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY[05/11/05]
More companies are taking action against employees who smoke
off-duty, and, in an extreme trend that some call troubling, some
are now firing or banning the hiring of workers who light up even
on their own time.
The outright bans raise new questions about how far companies can
go in regulating workers' behavior when they are off the clock. The
crackdown is coming in part as a way to curb soaring health care
costs, but critics say companies are violating workers' privacy
rights. The zero-tolerance policies are coming as more companies
adopt smoke-free workplaces.
· Weyco, a medical benefits provider based in Okemos, Mich., this
year banned employees from smoking on their own time. Employees
must submit to random tests that detect if someone has smoked. They
must also agree to searches of briefcases, purses or other
belongings if company officials suspect tobacco or other banned
substances have been brought on-site. Those who smoke may be
suspended or fired.
About 20 employees have quit smoking under the policy, and a
handful were fired after they opted out of the testing. "The main
goal is to elevate the health status of our employees," says Gary
Climes, chief financial officer.

If the deal I have in the works now goes through I will be firing any
antis.

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LOL!

Namaste'
Robert

["- Prof Jonez©"]

I'm so glad I plonked this idiot ...

Liar.

but I still get to see the troll
feeding unfortunately ... this one is just too funny not to reply to

So you really didn't plonk me, did you?

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Uhhhmmm, Mr. Troll ... I am self employed working from my home ...

Cause no one would hire a lowlife tobacco addict such as yourself.

ya
can't stop me from smokin' fool.

No one wants to jackass. I don't care that you suck suck suck tobacco
in the privacy of your own putrid abode, in fact I hope you become
2x as addicted as you are now, and suck suck suck yourself into
an even more rapid cancerous demise.

Legislate as much as you want ...

We will.

pressure as much as you want ...

Done.

tax as much as you want,

Working on it.

I could
care less.

Addicts are stupid people.

My current cellar has about a 5 year stock pile of some
of the best tobacco around - and my reserves are GROWING every month.

Junkie storing his dope.

Now, since I chose to smoke only at home anyway,

It's not a "choice" jackass, it's the LAW!

why should I give a
shit if OTHER companies won't let their employees smoke ... maybe,
and this could be a good thing, the smoking employees should just
start their own business as I did and then they can smoke as much as
they want as well and you couldn't do a darn thing to hinder thier
freedom?!?!?!?!?!!!!!

There is no "freedom" to smoke in PUBLIC.

Sheeze, what an assinine post -

Then why'd you post it?

was this supposed to get me angry? It
didn't ... in fact it made me exceptionally happy for the freedom I
have working out of my home.

Good, glad you are used to the ONLY legal place lowlife
tobacco addicts will be allowed to partake of their noxious
offensive drug addiction.

Pipe Smoking IS MOST DEFINATELY a mandatory qualification to work for
my company !!!!!!!!!

'cept no one would work for a delusional lowlife addict such as yourself ...
'cept of course some other lowlife addict.

Soo glad I run my own highly sucessful business where I smoke my
pipes daily with never a complaint from anyone... Enjoy, D.P.

["- Prof. Jonez©"]

Hey Prof., Let me start out by saying thank you.Why? Because you are
the most entertaining part of my day.I appreciate your freedom of
speech,and you should to.I have no idea why you are on this tirade.But
that is what our freedoms are about.In my area we have a rule that you
can say what you like,BUT if I or anyone should happen to not like
what you say we reserve the right to kick your ass.

If only you had the capacity or courage to cash the checks
your festering suck-hole spews...

That is not a
threat nor is it a promise it is just fact.

LOL!

I really wonder what you
are thinking,you get on here and insult everybody.

NewsFlash scumbag -- "everybody" isn't a lowlife smoker like yourself.

The fact is we
could care less about what the statistics say.

Stupid enough to smoke, stupid enough to deny reality.

We enjoy our hobby,

Hobby! ROTFLAO --

New entry to the Junkie Dictionary -- Pathetic Drug Addiction: Hobby !

and
that is what life is for.It is for living and enjoying in what ever
fashion seems fit to each individual.

And we see fit to pass laws keeping lowlife scumbag addicts such
as yourself from engaging in your wretched noxious drug addiction
in PUBLIC places. Any questions, jackass?

["- Prof. Jonez©"]

Post by "- Prof. Jonez©"
Trend: You smoke? You're fired! [05/13-1]
Excerpts from: Trend: You smoke? You're fired!
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY[05/11/05]

So, how long until your job can fire you for being overweight,
Drinking alchohol after hours, eating junk food, not exercising 5
hours per day. Where is the limit to this type of draconian
policy. Hey, I don't like cigarette smoke either, but give me a
break.

A good reason to break the link between employers and health
insurance.
You don't get your car insured by your employer (and it's a good
thing too or else the headlines would be reading "Drive a car known
to be a favorite of car thieves? You're fired!".), why treat health
insurance any differently?
For too many people, their employer is their sole revenue source
(and often their sole retirement source too.) Making them their
sole health care source is just too much dependency.

Expecting employer, government and insurance company to be your nanny
is EXPENSIVE.

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Agreed.

I have private health insurance on a FAMILY that costs $300/mo. It's
$5K deductible, with Mutual of Omaha. A comparable corporate FAMILY
plan, providing first-dollar coverage, would cost $800/mo. The first
year, I put the difference of $500/mo into a tax-exempt medical
savings account. The $5K deductible was covered in less than a year.
Since there were no claims, the second and subsequent years, I have
$6K ADDITIONAL INCOME .. money that most are paying to insurance
companies.
Anyone can do it. In return for the illusion of security, they're
giving up a deluxe $6K annual vacation with their family.

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Finally some intelligence.

[jlruble]

This is why they are called "tobacco Nazi's".

SCOTTY

Post by "- Prof. Jonez©"
Trend: You smoke? You're fired! [05/13-1]
Excerpts from: Trend: You smoke? You're fired!
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY[05/11/05]
More companies are taking action against employees who smoke off-duty, and, in
an extreme trend that some call troubling, some are now firing or banning the
hiring of workers who light up even on their own time.
The outright bans raise new questions about how far companies can go in
regulating workers' behavior when they are off the clock. The crackdown is
coming in part as a way to curb soaring health care costs, but critics say
companies are violating workers' privacy rights. The zero-tolerance policies are
coming as more companies adopt smoke-free workplaces.
. Weyco, a medical benefits provider based in Okemos, Mich., this year

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banned

Post by "- Prof. Jonez©"
employees from smoking on their own time. Employees must submit to random tests
that detect if someone has smoked. They must also agree to searches of
briefcases, purses or other belongings if company officials suspect tobacco or
other banned substances have been brought on-site. Those who smoke may be
suspended or fired.
About 20 employees have quit smoking under the policy, and a handful were fired
after they opted out of the testing. "The main goal is to elevate the health
status of our employees," says Gary Climes, chief financial officer.

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["- Prof. Jonez©"]

Post by jlruble
This is why they are called "tobacco Nazi's".

Why? Because many Nazi's were also tobacco smokers?

Post by jlruble
SCOTTY

Post by "- Prof. Jonez©"
Trend: You smoke? You're fired! [05/13-1]
Excerpts from: Trend: You smoke? You're fired!
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY[05/11/05]
More companies are taking action against employees who smoke
off-duty, and, in an extreme trend that some call troubling, some
are now firing or banning the hiring of workers who light up even
on their own time.
The outright bans raise new questions about how far companies can
go in regulating workers' behavior when they are off the clock. The
crackdown is coming in part as a way to curb soaring health care
costs, but critics say companies are violating workers' privacy
rights. The zero-tolerance policies are coming as more companies
adopt smoke-free workplaces.
. Weyco, a medical benefits provider based in Okemos, Mich., this
year banned employees from smoking on their own time. Employees
must submit to random tests that detect if someone has smoked. They
must also agree to searches of briefcases, purses or other
belongings if company officials suspect tobacco or other banned
substances have been brought on-site. Those who smoke may be
suspended or fired.
About 20 employees have quit smoking under the policy, and a
handful were fired after they opted out of the testing. "The main
goal is to elevate the health status of our employees," says Gary
Climes, chief financial officer.

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