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Before I begin, I will preface my argument by saying I am a not a tobacco smoker.
So let's dissect an argument here.
You're telling me that regardless of the fact that it's perfectly legal to do so, the company I work for has the right to tell me I can't smoke when I'm not on duty?
Your justification for this, as I understand it, is because "you don't have to take the job".
How can you tell me something as flimsy as "well, you don't have to work here/go to school here" is a good argument?
My response would be, "well you don't HAVE to stick your nose in MY fucking business, that's what YOU don't have to do."
You would call this a stupid argument, but since it's a word-for-word contradiction to YOUR argument, I think it's a perfectly fine rebuttal. It shows just how absurd your argument is to begin with- being able to be cut down by a simple contradiction of terms.
In the privacy of my own home, behind closed doors, off-duty, and with the permission of the government (smoking tobacco IS legal, after all), I would tell them to shove that contract up their holier-than-thou ass and kiss my basic human rights. Working for your company or not, it is BULLSHIT to tell me what I can or can not do something that is legal and HAS NO EFFECT ON YOU WHATSOEVER.
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