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Smoking Can Negatively Affect Company's Image

by — Last updated: 2023-07-31 in Healthy Living
Reviewed by Medical Team — 2023-07-31

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It's important to take breaks in between work to maintain your efficiency levels. However, if you're using the break time to light up a smoke, you may be doing more harm than good to your efficiency levels. Read on to know how.

Yes, smoking can sometimes tarnish a company's image.Everyone knows that there are clients of all sorts and ideologies. Some strictly dislike the idea of smoking. Hence, when such clients view an employee smoking (coincidentally whom they need to meet), they form biased judgments.

These judgments also place the entire company in the dark light. Companies lose out on contracts and lucrative deals due to the 'smoking' factors.

Due to all such factors proving to be unproductive for employees as well as employers, several companies have taken varied approaches to tackle this situation up to a large extent.

Directly instructing the 'no smoking' chants won't work. An employee will obviously not give up smoking if his employer directly tells him to do so. Instead, most probably he may give up his job!

Weyco, a healthcare company decided to introduce a ban on smoking for its staff. A few staff members were ready to resign.

Hence, companies have introduced smart approaches. For instance, Walmart decided to teach its employees about why is it beneficial to quit smoking and the pros of energy efficiency. Higher absenteeism is highly infectious- literally!

Here are some tips that will help you stick with your stop smoking commitment while at work:

  • Be smart and live healthy - Don't fret about not being able to smoke. Replace the smoke break with something pleasant and positive like healthy snacking, a short walk, some stretches etc.
  • Well if you are trying to quit, do not I repeat do not go and hang out outside with smokers while you are trying to quit smoking. You might just crave for a cigarette when you see people smoking.
  • It's a good idea to organize a quit smoking group in the office to encourage people to stay clean. This way without hampering your productivity at work you can bond with your colleagues.
  • At the month end, evaluate the amount of money you've saved from not buying cigarettes, and then delight yourself to a peaceful, smoke-free lunch.
  • Be cautious of after work socializing as well, it might encourage smoking. Stick to the no-smoking zone if you plan to chill with your colleagues post work.

Read More: Tobacco Health Impact: A Day without Smoking

A tobacco-free environment helps create a safer, healthier workplace. Tobacco costs in every way be it physical, emotional and economical. You can cut those costs and improve your health and productivity magnificently.

Once you have managed to kick the butt, you will definitely find yourself far more energetic even at your workplace. This renewed boost of energy will ensure that you manage to meet all your deadlines and impress your superiors at work far better too!