What is the cost of smoking?
Even if the peril of cancer can’t make you to quit smoking, may be poverty in prospect will.
Being a smoker, you can not only get hired, moreover you can get fired, too.
One medical-benefits administrator in Michigan fired four employees who refused to pass a breath test.
According to the most recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, almost 5% of employers hire nonsmokers and 1% do not hire smokers.
There are some examples: Alaska Airlines, in Washington State, requires a nicotine test before hiring people, Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan stopped hiring smokers for full-time positions, Union Pacific and The Tacoma-Pierce County (Wash.) Health Department do not hire smokers.
Figures from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids inform that smokers cost the economy $97.6 billion a year in lost efficiency because of premature death.
The cost of a pack of cigarettes averages $4.49. Using this number, a pack-a-day smoker spends about $31.43 per week, or $1,635 per year. That??™s a nice vacation with the family or a house payment. But only you know exactly how often and how much you pay.
Smokers greatly increase their chances of dying sooner than nonsmokers.
Many studies found that smokers earn from 4% to 11% less than nonsmokers. It appears that smokers are perceived to be less successful and attractive as well. Yellow teeth, bad breath and smelly clothes are just a few of the personal side effects of smoking.
