This article by Joe Pinsker, an assistant editor at The Atlantic, talks about the ironic ban on employees smoking, made by America's second largest tobacco company. It is seemingly hypocritical, but rational nonetheless. The company is notorious for having a lack of integrity, but this ban on smoking at work is justifiably beneficial to all the workers. Lawsuits are currently being made about this ban but they seem to be getting no where, as it appears that there are too many benefits to a smoke-free working environment, opposed to the negative aspect which is simply the discomfort for those who are strongly dependent on smoking. The ban is preventing illnesses caused by secondhand smoking and fire hazards. It is also a more professional outlook. But this does bring about the hypocrisy once more, if smoking is something beneficial to be staying away from and they admit that, why do they continue to sell and promote this product?
Joe Pinsker writes this article very directly and short. He doesn't beat around the bush, but gets right to the point. This does leave out the hook to his intro, however it is so simple, straightforward, and short that it becomes a worthwhile read. Pinsker includes some jokes about his own workplace in a subtly humorous way, making a comparison to how many people in the Reynolds company actually smoke, which is 18%, to the literacy rate of the workers at The Atlantic.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/the-company-that-banned-its-own-product/381831/
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