A few of these locations are actually across the street from the plant. That doesn't matter though as they are telling people they are not allowed to leave regardless.


"The Tobacco Free Policy went into effect on January 1st, 2012, stating: Tobacco use of any kind is prohibited at any time on Company premises, including the surrounding property. The surrounding property includes parking lots and other outdoor locations. This policy applies to all employees, customers, vendors and visitors on Company property.

Since that time, we have observed two violations that need to be addressed. The first is identifying what constitutes as “surrounding property,” as several employees are smoking in prohibited areas. This includes: the gas station property, the Credit Union property, the median off (edited) Avenue, the far side of the parking lot gates, the drainage ditch, the parking garages or the stream out back.

We would also like to clarify when you can leave company property. Hourly employees may leave the property if they are on an unpaid lunch. If you are on a paid break, you cannot leave the company property. Salary employees may only leave the company property during their regularly scheduled break time.

Since employees have had sufficient time to adjust to this new policy, management will now be taking disciplinary action for those violating this company policy effective immediately. First warning is a verbal, second is a written, third is three days unpaid from work and the fourth occurrence is termination of employment due to violation of company policy.

For those interested in quitting smoking, (edited) provides the “Quit for Life” program through the American Cancer Society. This program is free of charge and includes coaches and aids (lozenges, gum, patches, etc.). Please contact them at (edited) We ask for your support of and compliance with the new Tobacco-Free policy as we create a healthier environment at (edited).

 

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sounds like your employer sucks. that's the kind of thing i expect to hear from some pizza place that employs mostly teenagers and stoners.

 

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Welcome to two decades ago...

 

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Start with the fortune 50 and up from there. A little bit bigger than GE.

 

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/shrug

It's a private company. They can do what they want.

 

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Well GE is #6 so that narrows you down to 3 oil companies, the dreaded Fannie Mae, and...

WAL MART!

I always KNEW you were a Wal*Mart greeter badger!!

 

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I always found it interesting that, as a life insurance salesman, I could easily sell a policy to a smoker for 10-25% higher premiums, but if you were a certain %tage overweight, you could forget about getting a policy at all.

So, what is it that Insurance underwriters know about smoking that the rest of us don't?

 

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Really?

If someone is willing to go into a drainage ditch for a smoke, I don't think a disciplinary policy is going to dissuade them much.

 

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Health issues from obesity start decades sooner than health issues from smoking.

My company doesnt care. Id smoke where ever I choose. Rule or no rule. Just not in buildings or around children.

 

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