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Smokers Face Tougher Job Search

A survey of San Francisco job applicants found that unemployed people who smoke have more difficulty getting hired and that employed smokers earn an average of $5 less per hour than their nonsmoking counterparts. What do you think?

Carrie Schmick • Proton Enlarger

“Makes sense. Who wants to hire someone cooler than them?”

Carrie Schmick • Proton Enlarger

Aaron Ryan • Cord Detangler

“Comprehensive studies have never held much sway with smokers.”

Aaron Ryan • Cord Detangler

Gordon Kariff • Pitfall Predictor

“It’s always a difficult choice, but in the end you hire the candidate least likely to exit the building 40 times a day.”

Gordon Kariff • Pitfall Predictor