In the "good 'ole days", many pilots smoked like chimneys in the front office. This began to die away (thankfully) in the early ninetys.
Recall a few years ago was assigned a rather long flight, and the First Officer showed up in dispatch, and in the space of five minutes had smoked two, and was lighting up a third.
Suggested that, in view that two others up front were not smokers, he should excuse himself and go aft (smoking still allowed by pax with this airline) and light up to his hearts content.
His only comment was...."'tis my right to smoke whereever I like".
A call to the Dir Flight Ops (a non-smoker and one of the best guys I have ever worked for) produced the same comments...to the boss.
The First Officer in question was terminated and sent packing the very next day, back to the airline from which he came (was seconded from another...)
Bad idea to tell the boss how to run the show.
