tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post4689736426654776889..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Sauce for the gooseCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5565115076755656072011-01-28T17:04:48.983+00:002011-01-28T17:04:48.983+00:00I recently commented on my union rep experience of...I recently commented on my union rep experience of this kind of issue in your post <a href="http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2011/01/smoking-in-pubs-what-id-forgotten.html" rel="nofollow">Smoking In Pubs - What I'd Forgotten</a>, so I won't repeat it here.<br /><br />I do wonder, however, whether this is a response by management to non-smokers whingeing about smokers having breaks? Although I've never smoked, I found the intolerance of a minority of non-smokers disappointing and refused to put forward their views. Besides (as I used to remind them), working alongside a heavy smoker who is gasping for a fag is no picnic.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-43692576356115040942011-01-28T16:59:12.425+00:002011-01-28T16:59:12.425+00:00Is it not slightly hypocritical though, that acros...Is it not slightly hypocritical though, that across offices along the land people are allowed outside for a ten minute gasper, but if I sat at my desk with a can of lout I’d be straight off to HR for disciplinary? Now I’m not complaining about people having a smoke outside, just asking for fairness and equalityCooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39941266016104351542011-01-28T16:30:09.586+00:002011-01-28T16:30:09.586+00:00I've seen a study suggesting that smokers are ...I've seen a study suggesting that smokers are actually more productive because they tend to discuss work in more open groups than usual, leading to much improved communications.<br /><br />The same argument would go for a pint after work, too. Imagine the fall in GDP that Don Shenker is causing.NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247378318975737305noreply@blogger.com