Fired For Smoking / Don't Ask, Don't Tell


	Fired For Smoking / Don't Ask, Don't Tell

sahara

9-22-2009 9:44 AM

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sahara says:

"If they can fire an employee who smokes, and that's unhealthy, what if

you have a beer after work?
you eat a krispy creme?
you drink soda?
you are promiscuous?
you live near a waste dump site?
you are anorexic?
you are fat?
...the list goes on. Who will be next.

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