Life Air Conditioning, Cable TV, and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today?

Hydrae · 07-19-2011, 12:44 PM

As a smoker I have to say something here. I work at a call center where I am tied to the phone all day. I have an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon where I am covering the inbound e-mail portion of the job and am not on the phone. This is when I take my smoke breaks (2 15 minute breaks, 1 60 minute lunch). This way I am not negatively impacting call coverage and if e-mails get backed up, I can complete them between calls during the rest of the day.

BTW, I learned to smoke when the opportunity arose while working fast food. I agree with many, people who smoke all the time and thus do less work suck. My point is that, as with most things, there are exceptions to the rule that are missed when the big brush is used to paint a segment of society.

07-19-2011, 12:44 PM	#10
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newport, Or Casino cash: $-1183000	As a smoker I have to say something here. I work at a call center where I am tied to the phone all day. I have an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon where I am covering the inbound e-mail portion of the job and am not on the phone. This is when I take my smoke breaks (2 15 minute breaks, 1 60 minute lunch). This way I am not negatively impacting call coverage and if e-mails get backed up, I can complete them between calls during the rest of the day. BTW, I learned to smoke when the opportunity arose while working fast food. I agree with many, people who smoke all the time and thus do less work suck. My point is that, as with most things, there are exceptions to the rule that are missed when the big brush is used to paint a segment of society.
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