HS Photo Processing, Inc.

In response to Amber:
Actually, according to the interviewer, not all of your employees are non-​smokers, that many that have been there for years continue to smoke. That only in the past few years had the owners made it mandatory for new hires. And perhaps identifying yourselves as a smoke free workplace on job sites has become the standard. But the ad that I responded to made no such claim, and can easily be verified through any web archive page, otherwise I would not have wasted my time. Also so far as not commenting or judging people that smoke, your logic fails on both fronts. Saying that you won’t hire smokers is by definition COMMENTING on their decision to smoke. Otherwise you would have «No Comment» on the entire situation. Likewise, saying «You can’t work here because you smoke», is by definition JUDGING them unworthy of employment based on their smoking status. And while you do reserve the right to not hire smokers, It was simply the attitude the interviewer took. They could have simply said «I’m sorry we’re a smoke-​free workplace». But they went into great detail of how the Owners found it to be disgusting, how coming into work smelling of smoke might disturb them, and of how employees couldn’t be trusted to not want to go grab a cigarette every few hours, failing to concentrate on their work. Even after offering to quit (explaining that I had quit for more than 2 years before) and had only recently taken back up the habit I was met with a negative attitude of «Yeah, I’ll believe that when I see it». And not to be sardonic, but as far as protecting the health and well being of employees. I suppose you’ll have them stop driving to work since prolonged exposure to car exhaust can be as deadly as second-​hand smoke. Not to mention red meat, cholesterol, cell phone transmissions, power lines, and very possibly the chemicals you use to process film; seeing as how most of those are classified as either a hazardous chemical or given a biohazard warning on their labels. So, good luck protecting your employees from everyday life.