Class800
Established Member
Must differ between employment sectors, because in higher education if I did anything like that it would be a summary dismissal or at best a disciplinary hearing. If a student was smoking in my class, I could say "Please can I remind all students that you are not supposed to smoke in class", but if I said "Can the student in the blue jumper please stop smoking" - I'd likely be sacked for misconduct.It's often done, and it works. "Will the person in the blue coat by the escalator smoking please stop?" for instance.
If an individual is obviously and knowingly breaking the rules, it's right to highlight that they need to stop.
From the Lumo thread: