I find it mildly infuriating that some coworkers think entering a break room gives them license to play loud music over speakers, use obscene language (especially to and about other coworkers), and disrupt the fifteen minutes of peace and quiet some of us crave in the workplace.
I also can’t stand the fact that smokers can take unlimited ‘breaks’ whenever they please just to come back stinking up an entire room with their smoke.
OP added context. Their work colleagues relax on their breaks in a different way than OP does and this is the end of the world apparently. Everyone must sit in silence, no music, no swearing, no smoke breaks. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that OP isn’t exactly well liked by their colleagues…
To be fair, people should wear their fucking headphones.
I do agree with OP on the thing about smokers though. You shouldn’t get special privileges just because you’re a drug addict.
Lmao! Do you call tea and coffee drinkers “drug addicts” too?! Yup, smoke breaks should either be deducted from the allotted lunch break, or all employees should be allowed to step outside for 5 mins or whatever.
It depends on how often they use their drug and how they act about it. If you can’t function and treat people like shit because you haven’t had your coffee/tea yet, you’re a drug addict.
This is an emotionally manipulative tactic, and not a great look. It’s no different than calling copyright infringement “theft”, abortion “murder”, or someone who speeds a “criminal”.
Note that you’re not wrong. People that get cranky if they don’t get enough caffeine are probably feeling some withdrawals from it, and caffeine is a drug, but calling those people “drug addicts” leverages the emotional connotation from it’s more colloquial usage. If you can’t support your stance without emotional manipulation, you don’t have much of a stance, yeah?
Who am I manipulating? It’s just my opinion.
You attempted to manipulate anyone that reads your comments into agreeing with your opinion.
Don’t play dumb. It’s also not a good look.
No, I don’t expect people to agree with me. I know my opinion is very unpopular. I don’t care.
Not unpopular here matey!
Then there’s no reason to be emotionally manipulative. If you were being honest right now, there would have been no reason to use the term “because they’re drug addicts” in your comment. The gist of the comment doesn’t change when that phrase is removed. It’s just not as emotionally manipulative.