Vaping at work. Anyone else?

[Mikedin]

Is it really already NYS law that vaping inside at a company is prohibited?

yes sadly it is...when i went to a football game a year back i was not allowed to bring anything inside the stadium (ralph wilson stadium..buffalo bills ...yes very sad i know) that was when i was a smoker they made me throw out my smokes and lighter unless i brought them back to my car (a mile away) so i tossed them, i noticed them doing the same to vapers even back then toss it or walk it

they are also trying to ban it outright at the moment because so many people have switched to vaping , even more sad is the brand new vape shop they opened in the local mall ,its a very nice shop but...well..its inside so they are not allowd to vape inside their own vape shop..ie no sampling juices every time i go past it theres nobody there, so since i only vape extreme ice menthol i stopped in and bought a 50 ml bottle just to support them last time i was out of juice

also i vape at work i am a contractor ,out of respect i dont vape inside peoples houses

when we work at commercial jobs like the time warner buildings theres no smoking/vaping indoors but i did find the ol' vaping croud right outside the door

 

[V43L1N]

Unfortunately, my employer recently modified the indoor smoking ban to include e-cigarettes. Stating that folks who use e-cigs must stand in the same "smoking" areas as folks who still use analogs. I chose to ignore the rule change, and continue to vape openly in my office. As far as I know, no complaints have been filed, and my office-mate plays "guess the flavor".

This is the same employer that offered a lower premium for folks who would submit to a nicotine swab test. If it came up clean, they offered a lowered premium. Apparently the presence of nicotine is enough to assume an employee smokes. I refused to submit to the test, and went directly to the VP of human resources to file a complaint. I received the premium discount without submitting to the swab, and the discount was eliminated during the next insurance enrollment cycle.

 

[dom qp]

Unfortunately, my employer recently modified the indoor smoking ban to include e-cigarettes. Stating that folks who use e-cigs must stand in the same "smoking" areas as folks who still use analogs. I chose to ignore the rule change, and continue to vape openly in my office. As far as I know, no complaints have been filed, and my office-mate plays "guess the flavor".

This is the same employer that offered a lower premium for folks who would submit to a nicotine swab test. If it came up clean, they offered a lowered premium. Apparently the presence of nicotine is enough to assume an employee smokes. I refused to submit to the test, and went directly to the VP of human resources to file a complaint. I received the premium discount without submitting to the swab, and the discount was eliminated during the next insurance enrollment cycle.

I work at a health insurance company. We get asked: "Have you used a tobacco product in the last 12 months?"

Sort of insane when people get put through swabs. Fosters a bad work environment.

 

[Martnargh]

Im a butcher and i vape at work, usually in the meat cooler.

 

[fwtechwiz]

My work has a no smoking indoors policy, which includes vaping. Getting caught would mean termination, so I go outside to the smoking hut to vape. But I stand a few feet away from the hut, because it smells so bad.

 

[AllElseFailed]

I work in a small office of 8 people, with only 3 besides me on "my side" of the building. I also have my own office. I am the only "vaper" in the office. 2 others, including my boss, smoke. My boss knows I have switched to vaping and am not smoking anymore, but I declined to bring up with her what her policy would be (although since she is on the board of our local Public Health department and this is a government office, I'm sure she would ban it if it came up. So, I do what most do and stealth vape. Unless she's not here, like today, I've been vaping away at my desk all day!! My co-workers don't mind at all and they all think it smells great!

 

[slipbreed]

I love vaping at work! and everyone that I work with are always complementing on the smell of what I am vaping...
there was one day in particular that I will always remember where this older gentleman I work with (who doesn't even smoke mind you) was asking what the smell and flavor I was on that day. I then stated that I was smoking on a mix that I had made that was like a peach cobbler....
he then exclaimed "what?!? that's crazy! your smoking cookies!"
lol... glen is hilarious

 

[Mogar]

We had a "smoker vs non smokers" policy for our insurance at work. They would swab you and if you came up with nic you got the non premium cost. I went with the owners son on the day of the test, and ordered a very large batch of fried eggplant knowing that he was a vegetarian. Did you know that eggplant has nic in it? He didn't (but I did)... when he was popped as being a smoker that policy was changed as he was not a smoker.

 

[Lemwise]

I work from home so I don't have to deal with silly rules

 

[Jayrell]

I love my vape, but at work I have to stealth... kinda sucks but at least I can still get my Nic.... people are in and out of my office all the time. Most don't care and know that I vape I just have to be careful to watch out for the big wigs and the top flight security officers that want to make a name for themselves Lmao

 

[PermaPuff]

I vape at work all the time, hell, right out in the open.

 

[Steven1]

I work from home most of the time but have to go in periodically to do some maintenance work, or when there is a problem.
5 other people vape there including myself, boss understands its not dangerous even though he has never been a smoker in his life.

 

[TomHell]

My company bans tobacco use and considers vaping to be tobacco use. I work for them so I have to agree to it. I guess if they wrote a policy that says up is down and black is white I would have to agree to that too....

 

[PermaPuff]

My company bans tobacco use and considers vaping to be tobacco use. I work for them so I have to agree to it. I guess if they wrote a policy that says up is down and black is white I would have to agree to that too....

Until you get fed up enough to look for a company that's more understanding. Or just get a vape job.

 

[Dale Freed]

I work in a restaurant. The owner doesn't have a problem with it and the customers often have questions about it. The other day I kinda got in trouble with the owner because while answering a question to a customer I blew out a huge (and I mean a HUGE) cloud. He asked me do that again and to keep the HUGE clouds to a minimum. lol It kinda lingered for 5 minutes, I think that was the problem.

 

[T0mmy1977]

I work at a federal government facility and they banned all smoking on the campus. This even includes vaping. I have to exit a gate to leave the campus like everyone who smokes tobacco in order to have a vape. PITA

 

[CuloMono]

Luckily for me my Plant Manager, Shift Supervisor and a few others switched from smoking to vaping this year.
That is what actually got me into it.
Funny when the smoking area has more Mods then analogs.
Makes for a pretty friendly environment.

 

[mistercape]

I vape at work and I haven't had any issues. I have my own office though with limited foot traffic in and out.

 

[nkr501]

In the Air Force using a PV is considered tobacco use. No vaping indoors and you have to be in designated smoking areas or at least 50ft away from entranceways.
I call BS.

 

[TeamSwish]

Pretty sure my office would severely frown upon vaping....even if i felt like doing it at my desk, I have a pretty "anti" podmate who is anti-everything. We do have a single stall bathroom with a locking door so I have no problem if I really need to. I will walk to my car on breaks/lunch to vape. I like the exercise.