Comment on Most people in the workforce today have never had to answer the question "Smoking or nonsmoking?"
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I remember working in restaurants in high school, coming home, showering, and the stench of cigarette smoke just releasing itself from my hair
Fun times
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah man. When I was in the military in the early to mid 90’s they hadn’t banned it at the federal level at first. It was so disgusting having to work inside. I would go back to the barracks at night coughing if I had to work next to certain people in my unit for any length of time because they were chain smokers and as a lowly PFC I couldn’t say shit to anyone about it. I would ALWAYS volunteer for any duty outside just to get away from it.
Second year I was in, they banned all indoor smoking across the entire federal government and I was SO HAPPY. The amount of bitching from those crusty old soldiers though… 😂
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I ended up picking up smoking in college in the early 2000s and I have to wonder if the constant exposure to second hand smoke in places I worked, in cars from family members, etc, was a factor
I was disgusted at the time but then I fell into it. I quit eventually, which was a nightmare, but I do think the exposure to second hand nicotine from the age of like 2 was maybe a factor
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If nothing else the constant exposure normalized it for you and made it easier to start. I’m glad you were able to quit. I’ve heard nicotine addiction can be stronger than heroin for some people. So kudos to you!
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 week ago
Nicotine has deep claws, that’s for sure. I wasn’t even a particularly heavy smoker and I still get a craving sometimes even coming up on ten years since I quit. Hell, I have the occasional dream about smoking still.