So, I have an interview with a company on the military base near me on Wednesday. I was wondering your thoughts on the dreaded "Do you have any questions for us?" question. Is that a good time to ask whether they allow vaping in the office, or is it better to wait until after the interview, assuming you get the job?
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Noooooo. If they don't "get it" they could just think smoker and bleeding their health insurance plan.
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Wait for sure. Once you get hired you can get a feel for it and if you can stealth vape 
I would wait and find out from the coworkers. If it comes down to you or another person it could be the one thing that makes it go toward the other applicant.
Nooooo hohoho ho ho. No. No no no.
Get a feel for the environment before even attempting to bring it up.
Get a feel for the environment before even attempting to bring it up.
Thanks. You guys basically told me what I already thought, but figured I would get a second opinion.
After you get the job then try vaping outside first
Always easier to ask for forgiveness then permission.
Always easier to ask for forgiveness then permission.
I thought this thread was going to be a discussion of whether or not you should vape during an interview.
Same here. I was all ready to point and laugh too haha
Sure, and the follow it up by asking if they have a policy against banging the cleaning woman on your desk.
Generally, military policy is to treat vaping like smoking. The Air Force has outright prohibited it inside buildings and you must go to a designated smoking area in order to vape. Not sure what the Army or Navy policy is, but I do believe those branches are also starting to crack down on vaping.
To be fair, my interview is with Dell, just on a military base. It is all civilians.
I thought this thread was going to be a discussion of whether or not you should vape during an interview.
Made me laugh recalling a job interview in 1970-something, where the new boss lit a fat cigar, gave me another to smoke, then proceeded to pour us a couple of drinks from the bottle of Jack Daniel's in his desk ...
It was not a trap, he really did that for any visitor, and his boss did the same ...
It was maybe the best job I ever had, we completed projects in weeks that would take years now ...
I thought this thread was going to be a discussion of whether or not you should vape during an interview.
Last week I interviewed with a company from France - 3 of their people were here in L.A. so I went to see them for the interview. One of them was vaping throughout, though stealthily.
Before I left I showed him my Provari. P.S. I pretty much have the job, we're just in contract revisions.
People are afraid of what they don't understand, so don't risk it, tell them nothing.
There is no "tobacco" use in federal buildings. This includes e-cigs, for some stupid reason. Ask me how I know...
If at all possible, I would try to find out about their smoking policy prior to the interview. Regardless of their policy, i would not bring the subject up. Many companies view vaping as smoking. I recently had a medical check-up, my doctor asked if I was still smoking. I stated no, told her about the e-cig, she told me, you are still smoking. Apparently we have a disagreement here. In reference to retired1 above, I think all branches of the military are cracking down on smoking and vaping. I would imagine it originates at DoD.
I wonder if the "no smoking" in federal buildings is applicable to the Congress and Senate office holders. Probably not . . . The majority of them are above and beyond the law.
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