[yndoendo]

There is also a social water cooler like aspect. Historically brakes were only provided to those that smoke so people took up smoking so they could get a brake. Some companies still follow this asinine ideology and do not provide brakes to non-smokers.

[teddyh]

(You mean “break”, not “brake”.)

[yndoendo]

Yes, unable to edit to fix typos.

And no I do not condone smoking. It was to point out system design flaws in the business world.

[DoctorOetker]

So without smokers, there wouldn't be any workers rights at all?