Help me avoid the HR crackdown!

[Micgyver]

It just seems like some sort of human rights violation akin to a sweat shop that "they" should have the right to tell you that you cannot consume a legal product when you are not on the clock, so to speak.

 

[Myk]

It just seems like some sort of human rights violation akin to a sweat shop that "they" should have the right to tell you that you cannot consume a legal product when you are not on the clock, so to speak.

You would think that like with open ended NDA's without sufficient compensation the labor board would be stepping in. But our government is run by the same kind of control freaks.

 

[Micgyver]

You would think that like with open ended NDA's without sufficient compensation the labor board would be stepping in. But our government is run by the same kind of control freaks.

I am afraid you are right about this but I sure wish we had some sort of ammo that was effective against this sort of workplace tyranny.
By the way, I do not work in a place where I am required to be nicotine tested but I am incensed that these conditions could be allowed in this free country of ours!

 

[Micgyver]

It's kinda like taxation without representation. Better get myself a boat load of tea!

 

[bikerbeagle]

Unfortunately, HR has come down and announced that vaping is not permitted inside the building. I've asked for clarification on the reasoning behind the decision, pointing out that the the vapor is more or less water vapor. It will be interesting to see what response I get back.

BOOYAH! ...I called it back on page 4.

 

[MJMcMahon]

Here was HR's response:

It is a style of smoking and to use these devices it mimics the motion of smoking, a lot of the apparatuses look like cigarettes and we do not want our clients or employees for that matter thinking we allow smoking, or the likes there of, within our offices.

I almost asked if I was to simulate smoking with a pen whether that would also be excluded under policy, but thought better of it.

Ignorance is bliss and boooooooooooooooy are they "blissful"!

 

[XeniaMike]

Yes, I agree it's their company so they can do what they want. In this day and age of technology why do we go anywhere to do our office jobs? It's ridiculous. Must be a power trip of some kind. If we really wanted to be "green" we'd work from home and save the gas, wardrobe, and all the headaches.

 

[Myk]

Here was HR's response:

It is a style of smoking and to use these devices it mimics the motion of smoking, a lot of the apparatuses look like cigarettes and we do not want our clients or employees for that matter thinking we allow smoking, or the likes there of, within our offices.

I almost asked if I was to simulate smoking with a pen whether that would also be excluded under policy, but thought better of it.

Ignorance is bliss and boooooooooooooooy are they "blissful"!

That seems to be the most popular of lame excuses.
I can understand that in bars or restaurants. A drunk sees smoke and without thinking lights up. But I assume in a work environment people are supposed to be in a better frame of mind than a drunk.

Best you didn't ask about the pen or they'd ban it too.

I wonder what they'd do if you just sucked on an ecig for flavor like I did while waiting in the ER. The only one who said anything to me was my ride who mentioned they could smell it.

 

[rico942]

I have a slightly eccentric co-worker who is addicted to lollipops. I have jokingly warned him that this could be misconstrued by HR. To the casual eye, the white stick could be mistaken for a dreaded cigarette, and all hell would break loose ...

Seriously, when did people stop working at work and become obcessed with the wardrobe/food consumption/smell/political convictions, religion, ethnic background/marital status/sexual orientation of those around them. Was I on vacation when this started ?

I'm just waiting for some weasel to snap a phone camera shot of Lollipop Man from a distance, with a white tube dangling from his lips. Its already happened here with dress code "violators", and to an employee who parked in a visitor's space ...

Only four more years to retirement ...

 

[DC2]

The world is being taken to hell in a handbasket... by people who think they are making it better.

 

[EddardinWinter]

The world is being taken to hell in a handbasket... by people who think they are making it better.

This is why I am bound to take the world to hell in a mustang convertible first! We might as well get there in style...piss on that 'handbasket crowd'!