If you smoke it is anticipated that you will cost your employer some money;
Smoking doesn't just damage smokers and people who spend time with them. It also hurts the bottom line for companies that employ smokers.
According to a new study from Micah Berman at Ohio State, the average smoking private sector employee costs companies $5,800 more per year than one who has never smoked.
Annual cost estimates ranged from $2,885 to $10,125.
That's a pretty significant chunk of change. According to the study, on average there's about a $517 loss from increased absenteeism, a $462 loss of productivity related to nicotine addiction, a $3,077 loss due to smoke breaks, and $2,056 in extra health care costs.
The researchers were relatively conservative in their estimates, figuring five smoke breaks in an eight hour workday, three of which took place during assigned breaks.
This is a much higher estimate than a CDC study conducted a decade ago, which pegged the number at $3,400.
That's a big cost, particularly for companies with thousands of employees
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cigarette-smoking-coworker-costs-5-213442214.html