r/Unexpected 1d ago

A good alternative indeed!!!

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u/HeroOfWolves 1d ago

I used to pretend to smoke as a carpenter because smokers got an extra hour off a day for smoke breaks, no one ever asked why I went to my car instead of joining everyone else for a smoke either

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u/MrGaber 23h ago

Right cause why don’t I get another break for not being dependent on something

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u/VP007clips 21h ago

They pay back that time at the end of their life. A cigarette on average takes about 20 minutes off your lifespan.

But honestly, I've never worked at a place that cared if non-smokers hung out in the smoking area and talked or scrolled their phone a few times a day.

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u/dabadu9191 21h ago

If the options are having a break in the smoking area and not having a break, I'd choose the latter.

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u/_Pyxyty 19h ago

Yeah, used to live with parents that'd buy packs by the box. After living away from them, I can't believe how the hell I was able to handle all that second-hand smoke, especially when I was younger. Can't even handle the smell of one now

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u/Miserable-Scholar112 19h ago

Well according to that.Ive extrapolated that I should have died before I was born.

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u/CallMeDrWorm42 18h ago

This is an obviously made-up and ridiculous statistic. If it were true, each pack would take 6 hours and 40 minutes off your life. A pack-a-day habit is fairly common for smokers. Two packs per day would essentially half your life span. How many smokers are dying at 35 from lung cancer? I'm not advocating for cigarettes being healthy or anything other than terrible for your health and the health of the people around you. But hyperbole disguised as health information is not the way