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My office at work is near the reception and I get to see the office smokers making a trek outside for a puff. On average that is 7 minutes a fag, 5 times a day - that equals 28 minutes a day ....... multiply it by 48 weeks and you get 16 days. That is 16 WORKING DAYS A YEAR ie 3 weeks and one day (ave 37.5hr week - Ok I know that is part time to some of you) that smokers are getting extra.
>>> Edited by Big_M on Thursday 5th September 21:12
>>> Edited by Big_M on Thursday 5th September 21:12
You made a mistake, the numbers are worse than you think! 
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My office at work is near the reception and I get to see the office smokers making a trek outside for a puff. On average that is 7 minutes a fag, 5 times a day - that equals 28 minutes a week ....... multiply it by 48 weeks and you get 16 days. That is 16 WORKING DAYS A YEAR ie 3 weeks and one day (ave 37.5hr week - Ok I know that is part time to some of you) that smokers are getting extra.
Debs, have you been smoking something yourself? Your maths is way out ...
7 mins a fag x 5 times a day = 35 mins a days 5 =
175 mins per week =2 hours 55 mins per week. x 48 weeks = 8600 mins which is 140 hours.
7 and a half hour day = 18.666 days.
A year ago when I was smoking I'd have said it was about the same amount of time that women spend in the lav putting on their make up.
However, now as a non-smoker, I'd say it was about the same amount of time that women spend in the lav putting on their make up.
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I have just calculated how much that is costing my company a year, assuming 1/3 of staff smoke AND it's around £100k
I have fired off an e-mail to the FD suggesting we invest in some nicotine patches!
Danny
that 100k is offset by the conversations had whilst smoking (you learn more about the company in 5 minutes than in 2 hours at an all co. meeting). all helps one be even more productive than the non smoking snoozers!
quote:ROFLquote:Yes - you came before me!!! (no change there then)
unfortunate timing there!
Leave us smokers alone - non smokers should have the same amount of breaks.. they can be productive - a recommended break from the VDU and like has already been said, time to catch up on company gossip - all oils the wheels of industry, you know..
Besides, I'll die before all the money runs out.. you non smokers are all gonna be sat here wondering what the fcuk happened
Therfore gentlemen it can be deduce that the resultant reduction in the effective working week is somewhat mirrored by the reduction in life expectancy, ie the smokers will drop dead at 2.00 on friday afternoon, but you'll have to work till five before you die. oooer? think about it. Brian.
time to fight back against the clean lunged opressors... 
So if you smoke, drink, drive cars that drink optimax you must be entitled to extra time off all on Gordon Brown 
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