There are lots of non-smoking right minded people - right minded people are not anti-smokers or anti-private property rights.
Government control of private property rights is never a right-minded position.
I actually had the police dragged into my office one day by one of your type of right-minded people because I was smoking at my desk when someone mistook my office building for a state building. In the end the officer explained to her that he would have to charge her with trespassing if she did not stop her tirade about me smoking in my PRIVATE business.
Many of these smoking bans hit those who are self-employed especially hard - the bans include people's homes. The bans include all "workplaces" and many self-employed people work from their homes. There are many anti-smoker fascists who think that is just fine.
Personally I think people should butt out (pun intended) and mind their own business. You talk about people changing jobs so they can smoke - guess what? you anti-smokers can do the same and only work where the COMPANY, not the government says smoking is prohibitted.
Do you think hospital nurses should be able to smoke on the job? Do you think smoking in hospitals is banned because the administration just wants to frustrate the addicted? Or, do you think it could be because of health concerns? Therefore, shouldn't even the hospitality industry workers enjoy the same concerns for ones health?
Your anecdotal story is easy to believe if one believes a person mistook a private business for a government office.