E-Cigarettes Spark Dilemma for Employers

[KulrMeStoopid]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702303819704579320902677845732.html

To puff or not to puff? Vaping at work is, so far, a hazy issue for most workers and their employers. While companies want to support workers' efforts to quit smoking, they are unsure about inviting staff to flick on the battery-powered e-cigarettes in the office.
Exxon Mobil Corp. allows vaping in smoking areas, while CVS Caremark Corp. bars workers from using regular or e-cigarettes at its corporate campuses. E-cigarettes aren't allowed for customers or workers at Starbucks Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but vapers—both patrons and workers—are welcome at McDonald's Corp. restaurants. United Parcel Service Inc., which charges nonunion tobacco users $150 extra in monthly insurance premiums, opted to make e-cigarette users pay the higher price, too.

 

[madpiano]

In our workplace it kind of sneaked in. One person started with a small e-cig, then upgraded to a eGo, now he has something big and fancy and is permanently behind a wall of haze. Then another person started, then another one, now me.... and 2 more smokers are now interested.

Our manager left us just before Xmas and we haven't got a new one yet, so no one says anything. Here it is more a case of, as long as no one complains about the wafts of Vanilla coming from our desks, all is well....

 

[Chegs]

I don't have anything to add I've been jobless for several years though my last employer asked me not to smoke in their vehicles but had no problems if I was in my own.

Sent by lazer from just north of the world's largest nuclear dustbin

 

[@longlast]

In our workplace it kind of sneaked in. One person started with a small e-cig, then upgraded to a eGo, now he has something big and fancy and is permanently behind a wall of haze. Then another person started, then another one, now me.... and 2 more smokers are now interested.

Our manager left us just before Xmas and we haven't got a new one yet, so no one says anything. Here it is more a case of, as long as no one complains about the wafts of Vanilla coming from our desks, all is well....

When and if you get a new manager, just make out it was always allowed.

 

[stumpey]

I seem to be one of the lucky ones I puff all day at my desk no problem. Boss comes to see me says that smells nice and carries on . Only one person has a problem because the "smoke" makes them cough !! I have done the whole education thing but fell on deaf ears "its smoke", but as I live in the server room they can call me instead and not darken my door .

Must be others out there that do not have a problem at work ?

 

[Colonelboom]

My boss is a real hard ass and forces me to vape at my desk, not only that but he also forces me to try loads of different juices and then mix up new and fantasmagorical new flavours. I should stop telling myself to do such things...

 

[Tutterz]

I work for a family company, my boss and his best mate use egos with a davide and are both ex smokers for 5+ years, I accidentally got one onto vaping (hey he's an adult, he can make his own decisions) and another joined in. So needless to say I sit at my desk with my dual coil dripper blowing big clouds for most of the day, and on slow days when not much is happening I can sit and tinker, re-coil, re-wick, strip and clean my tanks etc.

The only problem I have personally is my bosses favourite ADV is Butterscotch by Roar. I can't stand the smell of it haha. We often have remarks that our office smells like a sweet shop when the odd customers comes through from the front shop, its always usually a talking point as it seems that a surprising amount of scuba divers are smokers or ex smokers!

 

[Fubar1977]

I am my own boss so I have a very vape-friendly policy in my shop.
Customers are more than welcome to vape on the premises.

Not had any negative reactions so far.

 

[reuben]

I vape on break times in work as that's when I smoked. When I work on the door on Friday and Saturday nights, I generally smoke about 10 - 15 stinkers so I have found myself vaping quite a bit tbh. Decent conversation starter and I like a preach when I'm working the smoking area too

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[the jester]

my gaffer has no prob...at first he was pleased for me when i got a cigalike and now he just chuckles when he sees my mods in my home made tube stand ...vape all day with no hassles is great