You'd be surprised at some of the things I find offensive...
Thing is, I'm not going to run around complaining about those things.
Vaping banned at work...
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Thing is, I'm not going to run around complaining about those things.
I'm a consultant and am previously working in other people's offices. I never openly vape or ask about it. For one thing, I definitely feel it is unprofessional - kind of like chewing gum. There's also the self-destructive thing . .I hid my smoking for this reason, as well. Lot easier to hide vaping! Finally, if I ask and they say "no" then I'll lose my claim to ignorance should I get caught (so far, never been noticed).
I typically stealth in the bathroom. I also vape heavily in the car on my way to/from lunch. I use unflavored juice, too. I found that I can smell e-liquid in a clearo in my pocket and don't want other people to wonder why I smell like a bakery or candy store, lol.
When it comes to vaping at work I have a strict "don't ask, don't tell" policy!
I typically stealth in the bathroom. I also vape heavily in the car on my way to/from lunch. I use unflavored juice, too. I found that I can smell e-liquid in a clearo in my pocket and don't want other people to wonder why I smell like a bakery or candy store, lol.
When it comes to vaping at work I have a strict "don't ask, don't tell" policy!
I play that role at work too. I don't vape in my office. I could shut my door and vape contently. I get paid well to do my job. Not to smoke, vape or eat lunch.
Vaping is not a right. Heck in our small business you cannot make microwave popcorn either or eat fast food at your desk. The smells affect productivity.
There was a time where you could get away with smoking in computer rooms if you were stealthy and found the air return (highly filtered before recirculation). Those days are gone and vaping is something to be stealthy about in today's world. We don't want to emulate the reputation of disrespectful smokers in our efforts to vape.
There are ways to satisfy the nic urge. Bathrooms, high nic juice for work (to keep the nic level high between vapes), a trip outside, and stealth vapes in halls and deserted corners are probably the best way to vape if you have to do it.
In restaurants or stores, I don't have a problem with people noticing. If I need to, I'll crank the power down to thin the vape and exhale downward to be more covert. Most people in retail and food establishments don't even seem to notice. The ones who do want to know more about my ecig and I get to pass out vendor cards that come in my juice and hardware orders.
There are ways to satisfy the nic urge. Bathrooms, high nic juice for work (to keep the nic level high between vapes), a trip outside, and stealth vapes in halls and deserted corners are probably the best way to vape if you have to do it.
In restaurants or stores, I don't have a problem with people noticing. If I need to, I'll crank the power down to thin the vape and exhale downward to be more covert. Most people in retail and food establishments don't even seem to notice. The ones who do want to know more about my ecig and I get to pass out vendor cards that come in my juice and hardware orders.
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I accidentally hit my PV in the credit union today. I just wasn't thinking.
As soon as I realized I was completely embarrassed and I couldn't remember if the teller was at the window or not or if she'd already gone to consult with her superior about the check I was depositing.
I just didn't even THINK before I did it. GAH!
As soon as I realized I was completely embarrassed and I couldn't remember if the teller was at the window or not or if she'd already gone to consult with her superior about the check I was depositing.
I just didn't even THINK before I did it. GAH!
I've done that twice in stores. No one seemed to notice.
Funny story.
So they banned vaping on the campus where I work starting October 1, last Tuesday. All the smokers now have to walk a bit further (taking more time yadda yadda) and the closest place to get to that is off campus is the sidewalk that takes you to a building right next door.
That sidewalk spills the smokers and vapers out onto a patio that belongs to a little restaurant on the ground floor of the buidling next door and it was until Thursday empty. Because guess what the restaurant owner did?
He put out tables and chairs and some vertical ashtrays and now serves free coffee to all the smokers/vapers from our building. Said all he asks is that we keep it clean and that when we think of going out for lunch, we think of his restaurant.
Cool, eh?
So they banned vaping on the campus where I work starting October 1, last Tuesday. All the smokers now have to walk a bit further (taking more time yadda yadda) and the closest place to get to that is off campus is the sidewalk that takes you to a building right next door.
That sidewalk spills the smokers and vapers out onto a patio that belongs to a little restaurant on the ground floor of the buidling next door and it was until Thursday empty. Because guess what the restaurant owner did?
He put out tables and chairs and some vertical ashtrays and now serves free coffee to all the smokers/vapers from our building. Said all he asks is that we keep it clean and that when we think of going out for lunch, we think of his restaurant.
Cool, eh?
I vape at work in my office all the time. People who are offended wouldn't like me anyway.
The owner of the firm is happy for me and my good decision to quit smoking. He supports me. That is all that really matters.
The owner of the firm is happy for me and my good decision to quit smoking. He supports me. That is all that really matters.
And another thing. My county school board has banned tobacco product possession on any school grounds. Specifically naming e-cigarettes in the ban. The school board claims the right to confiscate my property if I have it on school grounds.
I absolutely, 100% refuse to participate in this unlawful restriction of my use and possession of a legal product on public property. I vape outdoors every time I go to that school. I even had a teacher manage a feeble, "your not supposed to have that on campus". I just laughed. If they think they can stop me, they can go right ahead. It will be interesting if the attempt to take my ProVari from me. I wouldn't let my Dad take my property, let alone some school administrator...
I absolutely, 100% refuse to participate in this unlawful restriction of my use and possession of a legal product on public property. I vape outdoors every time I go to that school. I even had a teacher manage a feeble, "your not supposed to have that on campus". I just laughed. If they think they can stop me, they can go right ahead. It will be interesting if the attempt to take my ProVari from me. I wouldn't let my Dad take my property, let alone some school administrator...
Because unlike "us", most people only know what the news tells them, which is often hyperbole, poorly researched "facts", and outright lies. I was recently talking to a close friend of mine about my switch to vaping, and he told me that he read an article on line that stated vaping was actually WORSE than smoking.....
Of course I emailed him a few reputable articles to peruse.
Ask yourself do I really want to be argumentative towards the place I go to get my bills paid? If they don't want vaping permitted then so be it. I might not agree with them but I sure as hell am not going to lose my job over trying to change their mind. Most buisnesses especially large chains will not change their policy not matter how much proof you bring them, just do what you have to do to deal with it.
Be thankful your employer hasn't adopted a 'no nic' policy for all employees... Some companies are actually do that - adopting a 'no nic' policy and firing those employees who do not comply citing healthcare costs as their reason...
Anyone want to take a guess as to how long it will be before ALL employers have adopted this policy?
Of course it really depends on a number of factors.
The main factor being how many of us are willing to fight.
And that fight? It has already started.
A no nic policy encourages continuation of stealth smoking of tobacco in paper tubes. No nic includes prescription inhalers and Nicorette gum, by definition, and also includes vaping. I guess in the strictest sense it would include a ban on nightshade salad ingredients. He probably needs to edit his policy to name specific sources.
I'd be forced to vape my juice if I worked there and be able to produce a bottle that said 0% nicotine. I probably wouldn't last past my next review, though.
You have to wonder how many people who smoke actually incur greater healthcare costs due to smoking. Cancer, emphysema, and circulatory ailments usually materialize after retirement. I don't buy the healthcare cost aspect of banning smoking. There's an ANTZ component in that view, IMO.
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Looks like it's time to learn how to stealth vape! Haha
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My last job did this. The employees freaked out. Working in the stressful environment of a corrugating factory had a way of making you crave a cigarette haha.
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