If it's anything like my workplace:
You will need to lower your IQ a few points if you ever wish to become management. I advise a hearty mixture of whiskey, gambling, and join a Pentecostal church.
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You will need to lower your IQ a few points if you ever wish to become management. I advise a hearty mixture of whiskey, gambling, and join a Pentecostal church.
Yes I vape at work but I work for a vendor 
so I get to sit at my computer trying all the different models and liquids all day.
so I get to sit at my computer trying all the different models and liquids all day.
Dude that is a clubfoot in your avatar, I freakin' miss Montana. Missoula or Helena?
Turkey Cheese White with Ranch and I always have them add Bacon. - And, as far as I can tell, the Staggering Ox is a vape friendly establishment.
Before I even started my job I made sure that they knew I vaped and why. They are very supportive of it for not only health reasons but productivity reasons as well. Instead of losing at least a hour a day of me taking a smoke break, they get me working those would be lost minutes. It's also a bonus that it is healthier. As soon as they saw all of the advantages with little to no draw backs, they readily have allowed me to vape to my hearts content.
I work for a company of about 300ppl in Maine. They've adopted a wellness plan and are heavy against smoking. There is no tobacco use on company property, you can only leave company property if you are off the clock. You cannot punch out for your 10 minute morning break. So the only time you can smoke is on your lunch break. So for three years I had to go from 6:00am to noon without a cigarette. Then again from 12:30 to either 3:30 or 4:30.
I am not sure I want to even broach the subject of vaping. For now, I vape in the 1 person bathrooms whenever I feel the urge. I just make sure I use a different one each time. If I do broach the subject it will be asking the wellness coach (from an outside company) what he thinks of it then go from there.
I am not sure I want to even broach the subject of vaping. For now, I vape in the 1 person bathrooms whenever I feel the urge. I just make sure I use a different one each time. If I do broach the subject it will be asking the wellness coach (from an outside company) what he thinks of it then go from there.
I first started with a PV that look like a analog..so I went in to see the boss and show him..I'm a courier and not allowed to smoke in company truck..he was fine with it..now I use a provari with a Map Tank my co-workers always like looking at my PV..I don't vape inside don't wanna push it..but do vape in my truck on road..I'm so glad I quit analogs and I'm glad this forum is here to learn from.
Back when I worked in a call center, it would've been easy for me to vape.... just get a cubicle away from managers and wouldn't have to deal with the possible "not here".... but alas I didn't start back then. I now work at home, and vape either between calls or when customers are on hold lol. I like that I don't have to "smoke it all at once to avoid wasting it". Just one puff to get me by With my other job, I'm out in the open all day @ a mall, and I don't see my boss taking too kindly to me doing it when I should be up helping customers haha.
With my other job, I'm out in the open all day @ a mall, and I don't see my boss taking too kindly to me doing it when I should be up helping customers haha.
Working for a part of the government, well, you get a lot of rules lol. One is that there cannot be any use of a nicotine-containing object/device in the building or within 50 feet of it. That includes PVs. I actually went all the way to the top of my company and was treated with respect..but after a round with the company docs, was told since nicotine is involved...and it is an addictive substance lol...that I couldn't do it inside.
I cannot. When the state of Michigan banned smoking indoors Walmart went extreme and also banned chew and electronic cigarettes too. At the time that happened I was still on analogs, but now that I am using a pv it's kinda a pain in the a.
I puff away happily in my cube. I work at a medical research institute, and so far they have all been supportive. I think they love it because I am no longer in front (or out back) of the building puffing away. I gave them a chance to learn first at a company sponsored off-site event, so they knew what it was before I took it to work.
I vape in my cube, but I'm stealth about it...blow the vapor under my desk when no one is looking. Most people around know I do it and since no one has complained, I just carry on.
Once in a while someone will come into the area and say "Hmmm...it smells like cookies over here" or something like that. The funniest was "it smells like dryer sheets over here." LOL
Once in a while someone will come into the area and say "Hmmm...it smells like cookies over here" or something like that. The funniest was "it smells like dryer sheets over here." LOL
I work in a police dispatch center, in a large open room (no cubicles) surrounded by glass. Anyone walking by can look in, and we occasionally get public tours brought through. Knowing this, I haven't even bothered pushing the issue yet. I mentioned it to one of my bosses just to see her reaction and got the "Oh they'd probably have a fit". So I've been stealth vaping since and still going out to the smoker's porch to vape whenever I get the chance. But it would be alot more convenient to be able to stay and my desk and not hide. I do have one more card to play though - the Chief is a smoker and I would often end up outside with him while we got our nic fix. Next time I run into him out there I plan on telling him all about the benefits of vaping over smoking. If I can convince the guy at the top, maybe it'll trickle down ;^)
I went through a similar ordeal, my sergeant was cool with it. But the new Lt. had a thing for anything that even looked like a cigarette. Well it went up to the bureau Cmdr and the Lt was told "as long as he's in the top 5% of his physical fitness range he can do what he want's ... it's not tobacco." However to smooth things over I restrict it to my office or outside, and to his credit the Lt. seems to be coming around. As once ot twice a month he ask's how I'm doing staying off analogs, so I may have just paved the way for others. Now keep in mind I work plain clothes, I'm not sure that this would go over real well in a uniform. I've also put in a call to a friend who works in the HR office to see if I could get these added to the "smoking secession program", if it's added then it's ok with management.
Jim
Talked over the HR aspect with my wife (she's the HR admin) and we came to the conclusion it's a lost cause. Starting to look like the best bet at my dept is to just bombard command staff with seeing them till they accept them. I've already brought 4 co-workers on board in the last week alone. One of our detectives that just picked his PV up yesterday already has one or two potential converts as well. I figure if we can each keep that trend going and make sure the brass knows it's an effort to reduce "tobacco use" within the dept; maybe they'll come around. Maybe....
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