Smokers Are Dead Weight at the Office

Two studies one in US ,other in Sweden has revealed that smokers are not as good workers as their counter parts. They take more leaves and sick leaves.

Recently two studies were conducted one in USA and other in Sweden to study the behaviour of employees. It has been found out that smokers perform poor than non smokers.They also take more leaves and sick leaves than non-smokers.

Recently current issue of journal Tobacco Control state that frequent tobacco users are more likely to quit before serving their full term and more likely to be discharged early from service due to bad behaviour or personality disorder.

“Cigarette smoking might simply be a ‘marker’ for other underlying factors, such as non-conformity and high risk-taking, that contribute to poorer performance in the military,” the researchers write.

Though smoking brings temporary relaxatation ,it brings veriety of disorders and diseases like cancer. It also affects the non-smokers in the name of passive smoking. Several Governments are taking steps to stop smoking in public places.

The results from the studies suggest that the companies should have policies to reduce smoking which helps in reducing number of sick leaves and increase in productivity.