London: Seems the boss is right! Smokers work an hour a day less than non-smoking colleagues – wasting over a year of their lives on office cigarette breaks, a study has revealed.
The study of 2,500 adults by UK-based market research company 'OnePoll.com' found that an average smoker takes four 15-minute breaks daily, amounting to nearly 445 days out of a working life.
Moreover, four in five smokers didn't cut down on their breaks during the recession and that women spent longer outside than men, according to the findings.![](http://www.topnews.in/health/files/smoking-cigarette1.jpg)
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Surprisingly, only one in 10 smokers admitted going outside for a chat without lighting up.
"These stats are bound to be annoying for employers. It will also irritate non-smokers, who wouldn't get away with taking four 15-minute coffee breaks," a spokesman was quoted by the 'Fox 26' online as saying.
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