Not the OP, but a lot depends on the context.

If both pilots left the cockpit mid-flight in order to chill with the stewardesses, I would be fine with them being barred from working as pilots ever again.

I couldn't care less if a receptionist catches a quick smoking break during a slow hour.

In a discussion that started with "hotel staff in the stairwell", which of your two examples do you think is more representative?

Unfortunately, the latter one, I agree.