Today, I hate this time of year, not only because everything is pumpkin spice, but because of Bath and Body work sales. I work in an office full of women, and when Bath and Body has a sale, it's Game Of Smell Thrones in the office. My allergies then act up, and I handle the office phones. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was working in a call center when I smelled perfume. I'm allergic, and it triggered my asthma. When I came back, some jerk had sprayed it all over my work area. I couldn't go near it for the rest of my shift, therefore I had to go home early, and got my paycheck docked. FML
Today, I started my new job at a fragrance store. While training, the manager had me smell all of the scents to become familiar with the products. Before my shift was over, I'd had three asthma attacks. FML
Today, I found out I’m the “smelly girl” in the office. Now I understand all those passive-aggressive subtle comments about hygiene and showering made by my coworkers, and why a bottle of Dial body wash randomly appeared on my desk one day. FML
Today, my new office mate offered to let me smell her deodorant. This was after clipping her nails, before pulling out her needle point project, and while complaining how overworked she is. FML
Today, I’m stuck in a small office with a colleague with one of the worst cases of BO I’ve ever come across. He has already been spoken to about it, and I’m developing a nauseous headache from the stench. FML
Today, the mall I work at started playing Christmas songs on repeat. It's the beginning of November. FML
Today, I was at Bath and Body Works with a friend of mine. She wanted me to smell a particular lotion and when she brought it up to my nose, she squeezed the bottle and lotion went all over my face. Right after, a worker came by and commented how the lotion "got a little too excited". FML
Today, seasonal allergies are whooping my ass again. The last time this happened was… only two weeks ago. Even more unfortunately, today also marks the day I discovered that while hot tea does help soothe my poor, inflamed throat, if I drink too much of it without a break, I throw up. FML
Today, I have a new office-mate. I'm not particularly sensitive to odours but he wears so much cologne, I nearly throw up every time he walks in. Only 8 more hours till fresh air. FML
Today, I discovered I'm allergic to the new perfume I bought and now I smell like a hospital. FML
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Callyn 47
OP should probably go to HR anyway. Management is less likely to help, HR is required to know about OSHA.
BurnInDemonFire 39
Buy a fan, and aim it away from yourself. Or spray them all with a fragrance you can tolerate.
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BurnInDemonFire 39
Buy a fan, and aim it away from yourself. Or spray them all with a fragrance you can tolerate.
myfridge 5
Go to management then and inform them how it's affecting your health and threaten to go to HR
Callyn 47
OP should probably go to HR anyway. Management is less likely to help, HR is required to know about OSHA.
bluejello2001 18
A lot of workplaces have instituted scent-free policies in recent years for exactly this reason.
Inkoseh 33
HR Right away. You can say you have perfume allergies (Which OP does) and ask to have things back to minimally worn. A LOT of office work places have this in effect. My husbands old workplace also has asked people to shower... It's not as uncommon as you think.