The Inside Job

Vote: Does Smoking Hurt Your Career?

By Liz Wolgemuth

Posted: August 20, 2008

What effect, if any, does a smoking habit have on a person's career and opportunities for advancement?

Over at Jobacle today, Andrew G.R. details "the perils of smoking at work":

• Smoking can be a sign of weakness to management.

• It creates a certain perception at work. Smoking is a controversial topic these days, and it depends which person is making the perception whether it is good or bad. Regardless, there is always a stigma attached to the title of "smoker."

• You smell. Sorry, I don't have a nice way to say it. Although I have given up work smoking completely, I enjoy the occasional with a beer. I smell when I do it, and so do you.

I'm curious to know what the rest of you think.

Vote: Does a smoking habit negatively affect a person's image where you work?
Absolutely. Smokers are rarely hired and are largely looked down upon in this office.
It's possible. Smokers who light up near the office are few and far between.
Probably not. People are largely judged on their skills and contributions.
No way. Some of our best employees and managers are smokers. Who cares about their habit?


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STOP SMOKING

did u know that the average adult smoker dies 13-14 years earlier than a non-smoker? pretty stupid to smoke huh?

makenzie of CA @ Oct 28, 2009 09:26:59 AM

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manleylavo of CT @ Aug 27, 2009 03:41:03 AM

the bad thing?

i think people who smoke can queit when ever they want to but either there body don't want to or there brain makes you think you need a cigarette and you really don't.

andrea of MI @ Feb 24, 2009 16:01:18 PM

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