begin quoting Alan as of Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 11:17:15PM -0700: > Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote: > > >A smoker, taking a "smoke break" 6 times a day, for 5-10 minutes each > >time, is getting nearly an hour of paid break time, when most other > >employees only get 20-30 minutes (excluding lunch, if your employer pays > >for your lunch break). > > Are you suggesting that you never stop and chat with a coworker at the > next desk about the latest blockbuster movie or best selling book? > I know in my office, non-work related conversations can easily last more > than 10 minutes.
Perhaps a little IRC? > Personally, I don't begrudge anyone a break they need, so long as they > are pulling their own weight. There's the key. The real question: Are they getting the job done? The second real question: Are they interfering or impairing anyone else's ability to get the job done? The problem I have with (some!) smokers at work is that they impair the productivity of _others_. -- Getting the job done includes not making extra work for others. Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
