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- BaskerviIle
How many people smoke where you work? I don't smoke so I resent that they get breaks all the time to go outside and kill themselves. It doesn't make any sense from a business point of view to let them waste studio time for what will inevitably result in a decreased workforce (through death!).
So, I did some maths to calm myself:
• there are 365 days a year
• in england there are 8 bank holidays
• there are roughly 104 days of weekend a year
• we get 25 days of paid holidayTherefore we work: 365-8-104-25= 228 days
The average smoker in my studio has maybe 4 breaks a day of about 10 minutes. So that's 40 minutes a day. Which over a year is 9120 minutes, which is 152 hours which works out as over 6 days of smoking time a year!
6 DAYS!
I want 6 extra days of holiday for not smoking.
Although, maybe I already use that time on QBN, who knows. Just thought I'd put this info out there
- trooperbill0
our boss is pretty cool about this... hes happy for us non smokers to have more breaks throughout the day (hes a smoker)
- blaw0
And some people chit-chat in the breakroom, or come back a couple minutes late from lunch, or use the restroom more frequently, or shop online, etc.
You're not getting slighted. It all comes out in the wash. A fair day's work for a fair day's wage.
- blaw0
Also, breaks are encouraged, whether your a smoker or not. Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to look away or to verbalize it to a co-worker.
I'm a non-smoker, by the way.
- mistermik0
I think its perfectly acceptable to have any extra 6 days off looking super cool and impressing women.
- moth0
They're all gossiping about you too, BaskerviIle.
- moth0
Also - shouldn't have sent us outside to smoke. We were perfectly capable of smoking and working at the same time.
- akrokdesign0
that would be fair and square. :-)
- neue75_bold0
yes, but think about how many more days you'll live...
- jerseyred0
I love it when non-smokers say, how come I always see you outside smoking? My response is, if you always see me outside smoking, what are YOU doing always outside? Most cigarette breaks are about 5 minutes and I seldom finish a smoke. But you proved the point, QBN during non-work hours b/c no matter how much you disagree with smoking, you'll sooner be fired for effing off online than going out for a smoke break.
- Or they just see you walking outside and declaring that you're out for a smoke break while in their office.juhls
- SlashPeckham0
BaskerviIle you're a pussy if you cant do it - i bet you spend at least 6 days a year making pointless complaints
- SlashPeckham0
How many people shit where you work? I don't shit so I resent that they get breaks all the time to go outside and shit themselves. It doesn't make any sense from a business point of view to let them waste studio time for what will inevitably result in a decreased workforce (through honks).
So, I did some maths to calm myself:
• there are 365 days a year • in england there are 8 bank holidays • there are roughly 104 days of weekend a year • we get 25 days of paid holiday
Therefore we work: 365-8-104-25= 228 daysThe average ploper in my studio has maybe 4 breaks a day of about 10 minutes. So that's 40 minutes a day. Which over a year is 9120 minutes, which is 152 hours which works out as over 6 days of shit time a year!
6 DAYS!
I want 6 extra days of holiday for not taking a crap.
Although, maybe I already use that time on QBN, who knows. Just thought I'd put this info out there- They should consult a doctor if they take 4 shits every day.jamble
- its mondaySlashPeckham
- +1thatblokemike
- is there a doctor in the houseBattleAxe
- mydo0
I worked in a supermarket when i was younger. smoking earned me breaks every hour, as all the management smoked, and they'd invite me. as i non smoker i'd be royally fucked off if i worked there. but not nearly as fucked off as i'd be as having a job where i wasn't allowed to manage my own time.
Try turning up to work 40 mins late and tell your boss you were at home smoking.
- akrokdesign0
on the other hand, you really don't stop working or thinking of work just cause your away from the desk.
counting the breaks is a bit silly. it's like if your 5 mins late and they let you know but if your 2 hour overtime (no paid) then there no word about it.
- boobs0
Lot of resentment in the workplace, huh?
- lukus_W0
If you're really that upset by this, start smoking.
- neue75_bold0
I generally go for a smoke to look at some printouts of what I'm working on or use it as a transitional 5 - 10 mins when I'm about to switch to another project or a different portion of a project...
- I generally go for a smoke just before having a shit -> that way I can waste 30mins in one go.lukus_W
- BaskerviIle0
haha, woah a lot of defensive smokers on here eh?
Moth, I can picture you chain-smoking in your studio like samuel L jackson from jurassic park:I don't have an issue with people smoking, I just didn't realise how the time worked out over the course of a year. We have a ping pong table and I have breaks playing that – of course the smokers are too asthmatic to play ;)
I think it's the same if you stay late by say an hour each day, over the course of the year you work a lot of extra unpaid day. It's the nature of our industry.
- keithrondinelli0
I hate when we're at a pub, and there's 2 empty seats at the bar, and I say, "Pardon me, is anyone sitting here?" and someone says, "They're outside smoking". Then the smokers come back, sit for a bit, go outside, smoke, come back, go outside, smoke – and all the while, my girlfriend and I who would love to sit at the bar are stuck staring at 2 good seats that are empty for almost half the time. THAT PISSES ME OFF.