In a message dated 2/20/2002 3:49:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> To me since I don't smoke myself, it's actually a very interesting habit for
> me to watch for a few reasons.  The first reason is the cost, to smoke a
> few
> packs a day isn't cheap, I usually think of other ways to spend the money
> instead of smoking it away, I have known people who smoked the same amount
> of money as a new car would cost in a few years without having to take out
> a
> big car loan.  Another reason is cleanness, I don't know why anyone wants
> to
> show up somewhere smelling like smoke, I'm sometimes sent over a PCA, who I
> call the "human ash tray"because I can smell heavy amounts of smoke on her
> clothes.  I feel sorry for her in someway because she is good looking and
> smart but her down fall is smoking, I would love to tell her that but I'm
> her employer and I feel you mustn't tell your employees what habits to have
> and not.  But however, I know great amounts of healthcare professionals who
> smoke, to me it would be interesting to do a study to see if taking smoking
> breaks actually effects their job performance in someway.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>