AIBU in thinking employers should be able to refuse to employ smokers?

[TiggyD]

1. You should judge aplicants on their decisions. Yes. They chose to smoke which means they're likely to die earlier, smell, be ill etc. They have made a really bad decision: To smoke.
   

1. If they say they regret their decision but can't give up they're addicts. I would tend to avoid giving known drug addicts or alcoholics a job, and the same goes for tobacco addicts.

[sonlypuppyfat]

I loath and detest smoking but thats a bit strong OP

[TallyGrenshall]

[whois]

Well... It's not illegal yet so YABU at the moment.

Although I agree with you to some extent.

[ClaraOswald]

Are you trying to stir things up?

[soontobeburns]

[Plonkysaurus]

Joke, right?

[IncrediblePhatTheInnkeepersCat]

Have my very first MN

[thisisyesterday]

[ModreB]

I would like to reply in the manner that I wish. But I am too polite. And a non-smoker.

YABVVU

[SkinnybitchWannabe]

Another unoriginal thread. Learn to spell ffs

[iliketea]

YABU unless you would have some way of assessing every potential employee's bad decisions.

Debt?
Not exercising enough?
Not eating a healthy diet?
The list could be endless.

[LarryMcNue]

And fat people too right?

[Sirzy]

You could go on forever -

If someone likes a drink would you stop them?

If they drive a car they be injured in a crash and not able to work

Overweight people - more likely to have a heart attack and need time off best not employ them!

Women - well they might have the audacity to want children and expect maternity leave!

[Wallison]

[blows smoke in OP's face]

[notallytuts]

they can, and some do

[spicywalrus]

YABU

[TiggyD]

No it's not illegal. Alcohol isn't illegal either. If I told my boss I need a 5 minute break a couple of times a day for a quick Snakebite, what would she say?

[whois]

And fat people too right?

Yeah, obvs.

[squoosh]

I'd take up smoking again just so I could then blow smoke in your face and stub my cigarette out on your sitting room floor.

[tethersend]

What if you took up smoking?

What if you gave up?

What if you smoked in secret or only away from work?

Would you not employ anyone who drank?

[Sirzy]

Ye coz getting pissed at work is comparable to having a cigarette at your break isn't it!

[ImagineJL]

YANBU

[tethersend]

So it's ok to smoke just not during the working day?

Plenty of places stipulate this already.

[sonlypuppyfat]

TiggyD its just like you are looking for a row, why

[Ifancyashandy]

A snakebite a few times a day would cloud your judgement & ability to make decisions.

Smoking doesn't. HTH.