Smoking at work........

**adrianh** · 28-Apr-13, 01:13 AM

'The trouble with most folks ain't so much their ignorance as knowing so many things that ain't so.'
- Josh Billings

**tec0** · 28-Apr-13, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by adrianh

Since when do I have a son?

Originally posted by adrianh

Let me tell you, if my son could work his way up the "run in her hose" I would be very proud.

**adrianh** · 28-Apr-13, 07:44 PM

tec0 - you're joking right?

Do you mean to tell me that you take everything that eveybody says literally? Wow, now there is a totally novel idea. God forbid somebody tells you to "go jump in a lake" or "go play in the traffic". "Going from the frying pan into the fire" must be very sore in your house!

Damn dude, I've never met anybody else who struggles with figurative speech. Even my 12 year old daughter understands that when I say that I would rather poke my eyes out with a pencil than watch Vampire diaries that I mean it figuratively.

Ok, just for the sake of clarity; I have 2 daughters aged 12 and 14. They are growing up to be fine young ladies who are able to reason for themselves (mostly because I needle them all the time {{ tec0 - just to set your mind at ease - "needling them" means to (how to put the phrase "to keep them on their mental toes, rip them off, bite them shit, wind them up" into literal terms.... ok here goes - to have bilateral communications that makes them think (further than their noses - figuratuvely speaking of course)}}

**HR Solutions** · 28-Apr-13, 09:36 PM

Yes he does miss a lot but it seems everyone just goes with the flow here with him. It seems that it is like talking to someone that you know just doesn't catch the story every time, but you just carry on regardless.

**Dave A** · 28-Apr-13, 09:50 PM

If we all shared the same view on everything, we wouldn't need this forum.

And if we didn't have the occassional thread like this, people would forget why they should play the ball and not the man.

**HR Solutions** · 28-Apr-13, 09:58 PM

You re right Dave. New members should not be attacked the way I was. And if there s no moderation one has to then stand up for yourself !

**adrianh** · 28-Apr-13, 10:39 PM

At the end of the day its all just mindless banter anyway... we just jump in the ring, dance about a bit and do it all over again another day. The thing is not to take it personally.

**tec0** · 29-Apr-13, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by adrianh

tec0 - you're joking right?

Do you mean to tell me that you take everything that eveybody says literally? Wow, now there is a totally novel idea. God forbid somebody tells you to "go jump in a lake" or "go play in the traffic". "Going from the frying pan into the fire" must be very sore in your house!

Damn dude, I've never met anybody else who struggles with figurative speech. Even my 12 year old daughter understands that when I say that I would rather poke my eyes out with a pencil than watch Vampire diaries that I mean it figuratively.

Ok, just for the sake of clarity; I have 2 daughters aged 12 and 14. They are growing up to be fine young ladies who are able to reason for themselves (mostly because I needle them all the time {{ tec0 - just to set your mind at ease - "needling them" means to (how to put the phrase "to keep them on their mental toes, rip them off, bite them shit, wind them up" into literal terms.... ok here goes - to have bilateral communications that makes them think (further than their noses - figuratuvely speaking of course)}}

There was no hint in your previous post to suggest that you are talking figuratively. Also I don't know your family personally so how was I to know? Look at your own sentence structure... Now if you started with "If I had a son bla bla bla" [note the "if"] then there go...

As for "HR Solutions" your boyfriend/girlfriend and or "IT" ripping me a new one... It is called an education

Try to keep up

I am dyslexic and I know this stuff

See you try to belittle me and so on and you try to oppress people and we must just "take it" nah you have another thing coming...

See the truth people will read this and knowing what IS happening in South Africa right now... They may not take oppression kindly because of all the other things... Just saying that people are already pushed into a corner do you really want to push them even harder? Do you think that is a good idea?

Why not just live and let live? There is enough bad things happening hey?

Come on? What do you have to lose? There is enough technologies available to ease the discomfort and or even eliminate it.

Live and let live

**HR Solutions** · 29-Apr-13, 09:36 AM

Why not just live and let live? There is enough bad things happening hey?

Exactly, so butt out when people do not want to employ smokers !

**adrianh** · 29-Apr-13, 11:02 AM

Ok, I make you a deal. Because I discriminate against smokers I will make up for it by employing dumb blondes who have big boobs. That should even things out. My workplace will be a fine establishment with Dolly Parton look-alikes. We won't get much work done but we will sure be very very happy.

Now please don't tell me that you want me me to discriminate against pretty girls who have big boobs, that would be unfair.

Hey tec0 - I WILL NOT HIRE SMOKERS - no amount of whinging on your part will change my mind!

**adrianh** · 29-Apr-13, 11:09 AM

I am dyslexic

Please explain in your own words what this means exactly and how this has anything to do with a conversation about hiring smokers!

**HR Solutions** · 29-Apr-13, 11:55 AM

I am dyslexic

And I am afraid to say, but some companies wont hire dyslexic's either ! Call it discrimination if you want to, call it anything you want to , it is a fact of life ! As other companies wont hire blondes with big boobs and some companies wont hire men in certain sales fields. Some companies wont hire people that live more than 10km from their workplace ....... due to the traffic and because it will affect their productivity. Everyone has to live with these criteria, but you cannot cry "discrimination" everytime a company chooses their right to hire who they want to hire. There are criteria in every job spec and some people will fit the spec and some wont.

**adrianh** · 29-Apr-13, 12:43 PM

Seems that there are numerous highly successful dyslexics.... http://www.dyslexia.com/famous.htm

So what exactly is the point that you are trying to make about being dyslexic?

**tec0** · 29-Apr-13, 02:37 PM

Originally posted by HR Solutions

And I am afraid to say, but some companies wont hire dyslexic's either ! Call it discrimination if you want to, call it anything you want to , it is a fact of life ! As other companies wont hire blondes with big boobs and some companies wont hire men in certain sales fields. Some companies wont hire people that live more than 10km from their workplace ....... due to the traffic and because it will affect their productivity. Everyone has to live with these criteria, but you cannot cry "discrimination" everytime a company chooses their right to hire who they want to hire. There are criteria in every job spec and some people will fit the spec and some wont.

And that is actually against the law... and against our constitution... I would stop here sir... I understand that you dislike me but to make yourself guilty on a public forum may be ill-advised. Please I am serious now rather not confess things like this. I am not being funny or sarcastic or judgemental. Please hear me stuff like this may well have effects that you rather would avoid.

Like I said, my best intentions now... Please take my advice.

I would request the Admin to perhaps remove that post. It really would take 1 phone call and 1 print screen. Check if you can delete it and please do so sir. I am not being funny or anything.

**HR Solutions** · 29-Apr-13, 03:39 PM

Oh tec oh tec it is clear that you cannot have a conversation: Let me explain just one of the things I mentioned in my "illegal" post.
If a client wants a MAN (only) to do a specific job, because the company is doing for example undercover market research into the mens changing rooms at a gym, then the criteria would be for MEN only !!!!!! The spec would say this, therefore the job is not open to women. I am afraid to say there is nothing illegal about this or "against the law".

I am even going to give you one futher example:- where there is nothing wrong with being dyslexic as Adrian says, but this person would not be hired in an accountants office writing down figures !! Therefore an accountant would not want this (in this job). This person could probably be fantastic at another job tho. But not at that job.

I am not going to have any further "discussions" with you regarding this thread. You are ill advised. You are making posts about the LAW without knowing what you are talking about !! You are even going so far as threatening another poster.

I am sure I will speak with you on another thread.

Smoking at work........

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