People smoke outside, outside my office door but all the smoke drifts in. I'm a non smoker. What can I do ??

Answer 1

As the late camp show host (Larry Grayson) used to say:

SHUT THAT DOOR!!

Answer 2

You can always request to be moved further from the door and change seats with a smoker so they are closer to the "smoke zone". the smokers are already banished outside so the drift back is beyond there control. Have your desk moved if at all possible or get a smoke eater fan for your desk. Smokers are already limited to specific areas and are not in control of the way the wind blows the smoke. Try to remain calm and see what the office manager can do about your proximity to the smokers area.

Answer 3

You can ask the kid all you want to go outside to smoke, but he doesnt have to. The only way he would have to is if its in the lease or its a documented no smoking building. Just because you were there first doesnt give you any right to dictate to another tenant. He pays his rent just like you do. If you decide to move, he is also not responsible for the cost, you are. I am on oxygen too and a former smoker, so I know how you feel. However they have rights. And if your landlord is telling you he is sorry, that means he cant do anything about it either. If he tries to kick the kid out for that reason, he can be sued for false eviction. Especially since the apt is not a smoke free one. No one has to change their habits because you say so or you dont like it. Face it, you are just a tenant too. As long as he is not smoking while in your apt, you have no say so. Sorry, but thats the facts and the law.

Answer 4

I have this same problem. My cubicle is near the entrance and the smoke drifts over into my cubicle. I'm thinking of getting an air purifier. These people should definitely smoke farther away from the door. They smoke right up against the freakin' door! They have no consideration of others.

Answer 5

Ask management to move the smoking station away from your door. Otherwise keep your door closed and run an air cleaner in the office.

Answer 6

You can ask them to move. You have the right to clean, healthy air. Most smokers, if asked nicely, will be more than happy to accommodate you.

If they have nowhere else to go and you're afraid of making people angry, you can always get a small air/hepa filter for your office. That will help but I think asking them to smoke further away from your door isn't mean. You can also hang a basket or bag of candy or gum outside of your door with a sign saying "Thank you for not smoking near my office."

Answer 7

Depends on where you live. In California, it's against the law to smoke inside most office buildings. I'm not asking you to move to Cali, I'm just saying check your local and state laws. If it's a big issue for you and it should be because you are entitled to breath clean air, take charge of the situation, ask the smokers to relocate or talk to your boss and ask if they can designate a smoking area (away from your office).

Answer 8

Well if you don't want to start a fight or anything you could try an air purifier. If you put it right by the door the smoke probably won't even reach you.

Answer 9

Ask them to smoke somewhere else; if that doesn't work find some equally annoying habit to impose on them everytime they smoke outside your door. For example; do they hate a certain type of music? Play it really loud every time they smoke outside your door. If that doesn't work? Spray lysol in thier direction every time their smoke interferes with your work space. Sometimes I think smokers don't understand or care how obnoxious thier habit is. If they want to kill themselves with cigarettes it's thier choice, but do they have to kill the rest of us too?

Answer 10

Ask if you can switch to a desk that is further away from the door. Tell them that you have asthma and this effects your breathing. They should be understanding!