Well companies are evil by design, and stupid people exist (you're right that the stupid people I work with aren't *that* stupid) The smoking is all you though. You only need that smoke because you started in the first place and now you have a little bit of brain damage that compels you give an evil corporation money at regular intervals or every time you get stressed (you should feel like a fool every time you light up). Other people don't suffer that compulsion when they're stressed because they don't have your addiction. Though I guess you'll never be completely free, I hope you man up at some point and kick the habit: then you can drink, or play video games, or do pushups, or just conquer life when you're stressed like the rest of us.