Company demands workers give up smoking to keep jobs
MARYSVILLE, Ohio Quit smoking, or you're fired.
That's what Scotts Miracle-Gro is telling it employees. If they don't quit smoking by October, they'll lose their jobs.
The lawn and garden company is trying to keep health insurance costs down by promoting healthy lifestyles for its employees.
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My first job out of college was with a company that didn't allow its employees to smoke during their "off hours" either for insurance purposes.
I don't smoke, but shoot....betweenstuff like this and the city-wide smoking bans, can you even smoke on earth anymore?