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....About employees not smoking!!!
I just applied for a Student Nurse Associate position at a hospital affiliated with the organization that runs all the big hospitals in my area- (basically everyone in my state who works in healthcare has at one time done some training at one of the hospitals or worked for the hospitals) and even before I even filled out the application online a huge notification pops up that reads something like
ATTENTION YOU MUST ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT TOBACCO USE, as of 1/1/2012 X WILL NO LONGER HIRE USERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
it was in a huge box in big red letters
I just found this interesting because I am a former smoker and just quit about 2 years ago. I want to hear what you guys think.
Race, gender, religion- The rest is just nonsense. Employers should be free to hire, or not, anyone they want to regardless of the reason so long as those classes are protected. One is not entitled to a job just because you want it. You have to compete for it, and there may be more competitive candidates. If you are an obese smoker and the people you are competing against are nonsmokers and have BMIs under 35, well then change something to make yourself more competitive or be prepared to not be selected. Jeesh.
anotherone, BSN, RN
1,735 Posts
Great post! They do not care about our health, and I wish they were just upfront of the reasons, whcih we all know what they are-monetary. I would respect them for it. i am not a smoker and never was and do not like the trend. The nurses who smoke (against the sacred policy) go out at most 1-2 a night. when we are slammed they do not leave to go smoke or any such thing, some people on days do, but you are not really left to do their work, afterall some people sit at the desk while others have heavier assignemnts. it is just as fair to do that as go out and smoke.. .