Oh - and with regard to application forms, I have also had 3 which do the 'lets address diversity by ticking some boxes' thing that require me to not only state my ethnic origin & any disabilities etc, but also ask specifically for me to state my sexuality.
It does say it's optional, but, (imo) also widely assumed that if you dont fill it in you have something to hide.
I think some of the derogatory comments aimed at 'smokers in general' in here are scraping very close to the line now tbh.
But, come July, I will display a completely childish attitude, get on my high horse and simply stop 'doing' social events where I cant smoke - that, or the Government can provide me with patches etc enough to keep me going for a few hours when in the company of others.
I fully realise how ridiculous this sounds, I'm also fully aware of what smoking does to my health, but I pay for my cigarettes with money I earn, and I pay enough fookin tax on them now to fund a personal smoking cessation programme too.... but on principal I wont stop, because I dont want to! and I know I wont be able to do it when the reason behind trying to stop is that the fookin Government says I have to ! I'd be doing it to keep other people (non-smokers)and the Nanny-state happy, not for me, and that's soooo not going to work!
Maybe I'll get bored of being anti-social and lonely with no social life, but given a choice between that and associating with people who feel I'm a filthy fuckwit for my habit, who treat me like a leper and banish me to the socially unacceptable & naughty corner with the others who wont conform, I know which one will win.