Check with your doctor, OP. You might be having an allergic reaction.

I tear up just at the thought of cutting onions. You're not alone, OP.

I had to cut 3 50 LB bags of onions once for the restaurant I worked at..Yeah-I used a chopper to cut them, but still had to cut off the top/bottom and peel...That was murder to me (and chewing gum helped up until the 10th onion)..lol

I work in a produce department at a grocery store and we recently discovered that people wearing contacts seem to be immune to onions.

Chewing gum always works for me, but is it bad that you don't have to cut onions anymore?

No but id prefer to do food prep instead of serving customers, i can take my time with prep

cut them under water....you don't have tears then.

wetting the onion and the knife works as well...

so does freezing the onion for about 20 minutes. i usually put a glass of water at the back of the counter and light a candle closer to me. the acid goes toward the water instead of my eyes.

Wear something to cover your nose the only reason people cry when cutting onions is when you smell the gas the onion emits

I heard it was the fluids sprinkling in your eyes. So then it's diving glasses you need ;)

I've heard both these things so I breath through my mouth and wear my glasses but it only puts off the pain for a bit longer D:

Hey, at least you don't gotta do it anymore.

Chewing gum whilst cutting onions prevents tears and inflammation, try it out.

Well, your boss could have put that better.

Look on the bright side OP! Your boss cares about you and you don't have to cut onions anymore! :)

I think he cares more about the customers and his business because he doesn't want his customers to have to see an employee that looks like she's been beaten.

Wow #35, Way to be optimistic!

Cut them underwater?

While scuba diving

And 1000 leagues under the sea

In the sealab underneath the water