I work for a multinational corporation that is sending me to Nashville next Tuesday for a seminar. The hotel that I am staying in has very strict smoking policies. (Just to give you the background)
I admit, I use to smoke…but, I have had a cigarette in over 5 weeks
Well our secretary that made the arrangements took it upon herself to put me in a smoking room. And I quote, "I went ahead and put you in a smoking room. I know that you haven't smoked in a while, but if you decide to start up again we don't want to pay the $250 fee".
So, in addition to ignoring the fact that I no longer smoke, I am basically being told that at 33 years old, I do not have enough self control to not smoke in a room where smoking is prohibited.
They do not put other nonsmokers in smoking rooms. And, quite honestly, I am not sure how I am going to actually make it there without smoking in the company car…I should have asked her that one!
I am about to go to HR about this. As I stated, I DO NOT smoke…I don't care what I USE to do. I find the smell of smoke very offensive (like they say the worst nonsmoker is an X smoker…so true). I find it discriminatory that they don't place ALL employees in a smoking room for any one of them could smoke.
2007-02-23
01:33:06
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