I noticed that when smokers go for a smoking break, they usually go in pairs. This means there are less people in the office during work hours when smokers decide to go for a smoking break. I think in the long run, I end up doing more hours than smokers.
Now what if companies decide to give us non smokers more holiday days? I think that could make all of us healthy and happier.
Follow me on this now. Let’s say a smoking employee takes 3 smoke breaks a day and he/she takes 10 minutes for the smoking break. That would add up to half an hour a day. Now let’s do the math. That’s two and a half hours a week, 10 hours a month, which is basically 120 hours a year. That’s 3 weeks worth of work a year!
Remember, this is on top of regular breaks and lunch that these workers get. Now is this fair? This makes me feel like I’m working 3 extra more weeks than non-smokers.
My suggestion: As a quit-smoking incentive, employers should offer one extra week’s holiday to anyone in the company who doesn’t smoke. It would entice smokers to quit and reward non-smokers, who are healthier, take fewer sick days etc. The result would be a healthier, happier work force. Hey, it just might work.
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