Working At Home = Vaping Up A Storm

[JULIA HUGGINS]

Like most of the Planet, I'm stuck at home. Stuck at home and working. At the office, I worked out my stress with coffee...LOTS of coffee with 4 packs of saccharin per cup . Oh, and Swedish Fish gummies, which our organization provides free (in lieu of a pay increase, I believe). When the Planet was normal, I went through about 2 Alto pods (menthol, thank goodness) a week.

Now that my high-stress job is in the comfort of my own home, I'm going through a pod every 2 days, if I'm careful. If the cat keeps jumping up on the keyboard because I'm not giving her my full attention, I can easily go up to 3 pods.

I was, at first, wracked with guilt..."I've lost control...I shouldn't be vaping this much". Then remembered that a) I still have a job b) I'm earning more now (they are, for the duration, allowing overtime), c) I'm saving money on public transport, d) 7-11 has my brand stocked a-plenty on sale -- thank you, RJ Reynolds -- but most importantly, e) I'm not sick.

When the Planet gets back to normal, my vaping habits will get back to normal. In the meantime, I'll enjoy myself. Thanks for reading, I've got to go vape now.

 

[Rossum]

4 packs of saccharin per cup

Ewww, that's nasty.

I've worked from home a lot for 20+ years, so my vaping hasn't changed due to the current situation.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

I'm a backup for someone that can't work from home, yet everything I do is in an out of site cubical.
As it is, while I cannot vape at work, I have Smoant Pasito that just barely works as a stealth vape.

It's the little things....

 

[G and C]

Agreed! After the first week, when I noticed how much juice I had blown through being home the whole time, I mixed up some 12mg juice (I'm usually an 18mg vaper) to offset the nic intake a bit. And now, I'm actually enjoying it a bit more. So I guess one silver lining is that my 40 year nic supply is now going to last me somewhere around 53 years...

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Oh, and Swedish Fish gummies, which our organization provides free (in lieu of a pay increase, I believe)

I hope they provide you with a good dental plan and health plan for the dental problems and diabetes they are promoting...in lieu of that raise. Sounds like a terrible deal.

 

[Ed Brown]

Our team has a video meeting M-F at 9:00. On Friday, I blew a cloud at the web cam just as I was clicking connect. Perfect timing. It looked like one of those youtube videos. The project manager I work under is not even half my age and he thought it was funny. I wouldn't do that to the department manager though.

I wanted no part of management and stayed in the technical track. Much less stressful.

 

[stols001]

OMG if my pay raise were in Swedish fish I would be so angry--- and I LOVE Swedish Fish, I have NOT gotten my first pay raise, I still go to work and expose me to COVID-19 I mean Death Virus Portion Media Scare #19. I got my pay CUT, I am working HARDER....

I still would be angry about the damn Swedish fish. IDK don't worry about the vaping, craft a speech upon your return about LESS Swedish fish, more money, maybe vaping inside. IDK.

Anna

 

[ppeeble]

I've stepped up from 3-4ml a day to 6-8ml a day whilst working from home and i've noticed that i'm wheezing a LOT.
Nothing that a good cough wont sort out though..... I am amazed when i hear of people who are vaping 20-30ml a day and can still function.
I think i may go from 12mg back up to 18mg.

 

[ScottP]

Like most of the Planet, I'm stuck at home. Stuck at home and working. At the office, I worked out my stress with coffee...LOTS of coffee with 4 packs of saccharin per cup . Oh, and Swedish Fish gummies, which our organization provides free (in lieu of a pay increase, I believe). When the Planet was normal, I went through about 2 Alto pods (menthol, thank goodness) a week.

Now that my high-stress job is in the comfort of my own home, I'm going through a pod every 2 days, if I'm careful. If the cat keeps jumping up on the keyboard because I'm not giving her my full attention, I can easily go up to 3 pods.

I was, at first, wracked with guilt..."I've lost control...I shouldn't be vaping this much". Then remembered that a) I still have a job b) I'm earning more now (they are, for the duration, allowing overtime), c) I'm saving money on public transport, d) 7-11 has my brand stocked a-plenty on sale -- thank you, RJ Reynolds -- but most importantly, e) I'm not sick.

When the Planet gets back to normal, my vaping habits will get back to normal. In the meantime, I'll enjoy myself. Thanks for reading, I've got to go vape now.

You left out 1 thing: f) you aren't smoking

 

[RuiG]

Me and the wife are both working from home and she trully hates a cloudy room. Problem solved for me... I either work or vape.

Perhaps I upped my vaping a bit but not really noticeable.

Stay safe.

 

[Wow1420]

My first week working from home, I vaped much more than normal, but now, 3 weeks in, it's back to normal, or maybe a smidge less.

 

[Javichu]

Im not working at home perse but taking care of my pops sure feels like a full time job hehe.
Pick up meds he needs,drive him back and forth to the dialysis 3 times a week,cleaning,bath/shower for him etc etc,im guessing some of you are or have taken care of a family member so you know how it is.

Depending on the day i normally refill my Innokin Zlide 3 times or so (the one with the 2ml tank),but if i leave the house then i switch to my Wasp Nano RTA and i usually go thru a tank or so when im vaping outside.
Sometimes i do use the Wasp Nano RTA at home,just go to the balcony and chill while watching the nice views i got of the mountains.
In that case i probably fill the Wasp tank like twice a day or,it is all highly dependant on what i gotta do and how bad of a day my pops is having..or me,i also got bad days.

I suffer severe anxiety attacks once in a while,long story but when my mom (RIP mama,i miss you) was pregnant with me she had a shot which had some side effects.
One of those side effects which had like a really small chance like 0.0001% or something like that is the one i got,basically made one of my brain waves spike once in a while.
Gives me severe anxiety,cant stay still and i get like this weird rush,but thanks to my hobbies i got it controlled.
Music (use to dj in clubs when i was younger and also worked in the radio),tv series and movies and reading keep me pretty mellow and in check.
I do some tai chi everyday which also helps me alot,but yeah i need my nicotine without it my anxiety would just ramp up.

On my bad days i probably vape a 25% more,thank god for vaping and me being able to quit smoking.
Dropped the habit on november 2018 and havent smoked since...(minus that time when my former fiance and me broke up,that day i went on a tequila and marlboro binge)

Hope everyone is doing what they can to stay healthy and be safe,i know being locked at home sucks so do what you gotta do to keep your mental sanity.

Cheers and a big hug from a crazy but good hearted Spaniard

 

[JULIA HUGGINS]

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Our team has a video meeting M-F at 9:00. On Friday, I blew a cloud at the web cam just as I was clicking connect. Perfect timing. It looked like one of those youtube videos. The project manager I work under is not even half my age and he thought it was funny. I wouldn't do that to the department manager though.
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I almost did that myself last week; I had a bottle of soda and my pen out of frame on a Skype call, took a swig of soda then, out of habit, grabbed the pen. Stopped myself in the nick of time

 

[JULIA HUGGINS]

My first week working from home, I vaped much more than normal, but now, 3 weeks in, it's back to normal, or maybe a smidge less.

I'm hoping I will too, I think its just the preliminary shock of working where I'm not supposed to be working...

 

[ChelsB]

I’m in for a rude awakening when I go back to work. I’ve been vaping pretty much constantly since shelter in place started. Nicotine pouches are definitely in my future

 

[barkfunklerbunk]

I haven't been effected in my line of work, yet.. I get paid for my American Fish, and if restaurants still don't want them, maybe the Swedes will take them, so in lieu of pay raises or bonuses, they can give employees American Fish.

 

[barkfunklerbunk]

I’m in for a rude awakening when I go back to work. I’ve been vaping pretty much constantly since shelter in place started. Nicotine pouches are definitely in my future

I recommend, coincidentally, Swedish Snus. There seems to be a correlation here..

 

[T0mmy1977]

Teleworking eliminates 4 hours of round-trip commuting, so in a way I am liking my current situation. Just received my eLeaf iStick RIM from China, so the slow boat is making its rounds.

 

[stols001]

I would take a bonus of all white snus (G4 only) any day of the week. Although I doubt we will be bonusing it up anytime soon.

My husband just announced the CDC could pronounce "anyone" dead of COVID 19 without any testing. I really hope he's listening to the alien channel because I CANNOT take the time or energy to like, figure out if THAT is how we get the numbers, in which case I am taking a "furlough" week to march upon the politicians with a flaming pitch fork, it's as good a way to die as any, I think.

I MEAN. I hate everyone and now almost want to help no one, they're foolish sheep who need a EDUCATION.

I am guessing such news would be DEEPLY buried and I'd have to dig for days and like, it does explain the "dire predictions." Though.

It also begs the question: "WHY WHY WHY??? We have a TEST that can IDENTIFY THE VIRUS and really I--

I am speechless. It better be Clive Lewis or something.

Anna

 

[Vapemesilly]

My wife and I are both working from home now. My vaping has gone way up. My wife says to me, "Don't vape at your desk. Pretend you're at the office"

Yeah, right.