DISQUS

Arni · 1 year ago

..and only white people, non-jewish, with blond hair and blue eyes....

Preach at will, this is still discrimination.

Bill_Vincent · 1 year ago

Getting rid of disruptive workers is discrimination?

They weren't actually fired, persay, for smoking, they were fire for being "trouble-makers".

Now, saying he's not going to hire non-smokers, that could be discrimination, but I don't know much about protected classes and civil rights laws in Germany. :)

Arni · 1 year ago

Yes, getting rid of disruptive workers is discrimination, if their only disruptiveness stems from them wanting to live without tobacco.

The three people that smoke in my workplace (the other 15 don't) are very disruptive, not to mention they smell bad. I think I'll fire them all, and only hire non-smokers from now on.

It doesn't matter how you look at it, this is only discrimination, whichever way it's done. In Iceland, btw, this company would simply be closed down if they continued smoking against the non-smokers wishes.

And no, they were not fired for smoking.. they were fired for not smoking.. but there, of course, I'm picking on you because I know what you meant :D

"It’s time for revenge" he also says.. real mature for a boss.

Bill_Vincent · 1 year ago

You're right, of course, but as a smoker myself, we're perpetually harassed, frowned upon, castigated, kicked out into the cold and vilified for engaging in a legal activity with a legal product. Even full-blown alcoholics and drug users aren't treated as poorly, in my experience. It does feel a bit good to see it go the other way once in a while.

StevenHodson · 1 year ago

welcome to the new class of social pariahs

Let the drunks have paid time off to get dry or let the addicts have a warm place to needle up or nod out but when it comes to those filthy smokers let them get pneumonia even though they pay more in taxes because of their habit than any other citizen

governments would be lost without those tax dollars.