I cannot imagine going to work everyday without perfume on. If your coworker has Aspergers or some kind of sensory processing disorder, they could go through a doctor to have HR find them accommodations away from other people. And if the coworker isnt asking every single person in the office to eliminate scents of all types, it seems clear to me that this is less of a fragrance issue and more of a my coworker is a jerk issue. Even if she still can smell something on you that youre not noticing, shes not bringing it up in a productive way at all exaggerated sniffing and snarky comments are not helping anything! Clock out and walk around the block for 15 minutes before I come back to my desk? Granted you should tone it down at work, but I and everyone else is allowed to smell like the body wash or shampoo or hand lotion of their choosing. Wow. Its really hard not to come across as rude. Remember that those with hidden agendas are . Sniffle. I apologized and stopped. This is why Im scared to take up perfume, for fear of being 80 and having a personal cloud of smell. Its just her dryer sheets, but it lingers for several months. I was just wondering how common it is to possibly swallow a About 4 weeks ago, I developed symptoms that resembled bronchitis or some form of viral infection. Hopefully your boss can accommodate and move her, or you? Lots of open space and cubicles and the offices are reserved for leadership. Say nothing. I was wondering about the timing of these complaints, OP mentions they started about a month ago, did anything happen at that time between OP and this coworker? I didnt know that about the ice cream thing! It seems like some people in an office environment get a pet Thing To Complain About and lose track of either the importance or the existence of the Thing, sometimes both. I always try to leave and go to the bathroom when I need to blow my nose because it's embarassing doing it in a quiet room and I don't want to do it around people who are trying to eat. However, I noticed you said you stopped wearing perfume but have you also stopped using the indie oil scents? The coworker is *totally* acting like a jerk. Reader asks how to solve a nearby co-worker's sniffling problem Perspective by Judith Martin , Nicholas Martin and Jacobina Martin February 5, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. EST Article Dear Miss Manners: I. OP, I think the strongest scent I wear is from my shampoo/conditioner, and theyre as close to unscented as it can get. It drives me nutty but Im also contributing to the issue. One of the things that sets me off at first is if I can taste the scent, that chemical taste in the back of my throat is an instant major asthma attack. It came on after a bad cold last year. And one year when I was a broke college student, the place where I worked had basically an endless supply of get a meal 1/2 off coupons from Moes, which was next door to the store and made it the cheapest full meal I could get most days. Is it really noticeable? Ugh, bathroom sprays. Im bringing this angle up because your coworker was wearing it after a weekend and doesnt seem to wear it every day. You might have to visit both specialists to land on the correct diagnosis. I ask because I frequently buy my childs clothes at consignment sales, and I have to wash some of them multiple times because they were infused with some kind of scent like that. She refuses to move. I cant even look at kale now, let alone consume it. Most wearers would recognize such disgust like the OP did and stop wearing it but I can see others loving it so much that they would not give it up. car seats? Yeah I agree its rude of the coworker. Im mostly fine with Irish Spring soap, which has a pretty heavy fragrance that makes me sneeze occasionally, but when I ran out recently and had to use a bar of a more lightly-scented soap that was supposed to be good for sensitive skin, I started breaking out in hives. You want it to stop. Unfortunately, I have a colleague with whom I work quite closely who wears a perfume/scent that Ive become quite sensitive to. Learn how we can help. Also, my perfumes are kept in a closed cedar box that is separate from both my closet and my dresser. She is being a jerk. If this is the case and I were the OP, Id be inclined to tell a coworker that Ive done what I can, and unfortunately the scent-sensitive among us have to find a way to deal with the fact that there are unpleasant smells in this world. This. I find it appalling. She requested I be moved. Reactions like these to normal everyday stimuli, and those of Firebolt below, are extreme. Time for bending over backwards is past here. If co-worker seeks you out to complain about the smell, then shes just being a snot, and trying to stir up trouble. Ive used unscented deodorant, detergent and dryer sheets for years since I dont like the chemical scent that tend to be used with these. It didnt occur to me because we do work closely on my project, but I guess theres no reason that necessarily has to be physical closeness. On the other hand theres a series of scents lemon, lemongrass, patchouli, amber, deep vanillas, musks, that are a holdover from the old hippie scents phase from Coty and Loves and Avon. But that requires A: Absolutely believing the coworker that they smell something, and convincing them you believe them and realio trulio WANT to get to the bottom of this. It might help if the coworker could associate a different scent than the patchouli. shut. Alison gave you the next steps so go from there. That doesnt keep the other odors from actually entering, though; it just overpowers them. Yeah. You can have the honey-glazed salmon on a cedar plank. :(, Why is Alison mentioning lemon scented body wash? I kind of had the same thought because in my city theres definitely a racial correlation. That seems pretty unreasonable. So if one of your co-workers is a constant office presence and they display all of the aforementioned warning signs, you may have found the offender. I had wondered that as well. At Thanksgiving, people give me a look when I say I dont like turkey very much. I once had to use a scented detergent on my clothes because we were out of unscented. OP needs a second opinion. They need to ask for help and its at this point NOT on the OP to continue to take someone being nasty. Or would you prefer that sound to sniffling? My coworker sniffles ALL DAY LONG. Hold a constructive private conversation. You can do what you can to not overtly smell of fragrance, but I would be pissed if a coworkers extremely sensitive nose caused my employer to change my lifestyle so drastically outside of work. Thank you for trying to accommodate her instead of dismissing her, but even if she had a legit complaint, shes been a jerk about it from the start and her comments are uncalled for and unprofessional. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Im surprised at the amount of comments that are focusing solely on how to ensure you emit no fragrances. Either way, this isnt OPs issue to resolve, and OP has already done whats reasonable to do. If you have a problem with them, buy me something different.. 4. Here is my most recent one. Your co-worker sounds like shes being a bit difficult and imposing unrealistic expectations on the OP. Your lemony scented hair will seem like a relief, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OCEWGW/ref=psdc_166034011_t1_B000GKXYZ2, Oh this is way better! For instance, I became a super-smeller when I was pregnant, and lots of things suddenly started to smell vile to me. And if the smell is in your bath towel or sheets, traces of it could be getting on you without you realizing it. Please cut it out.). Exposure to substances such as smoke, fragrances or household chemicals can sometimes cause congestion and inflammation in the nose. There's no need for you to take it any further. it. ! I apologized for using my lotion and took it home. Agreed. The owners were awful about maintenance, the bosses called OSHA in and they had a Big Bird sized canary over the safety issues. Were there any complaints prior to this (about anything, not necessarily OPs scent)? Yesterday your breath smelled and that's going to hinder talking to customers. Press J to jump to the feed. And negative associations with patchouli? Oh, dear, thats true. But we shake it off, and the office culture is such that a person complaining about that sort of thing would be told to suck it up unless it presents a health concern. Sorry you are going through this. Outside of behavioural therapy, I dont know how this could be fixed other than moving the coworkers desk away from the LWs. Im late to the party, and havent read all the comments, but Im finding this fascinating because I could imagine being the coworker writing to Alison about this same issue: Id appreciate feedback on how I can approach an issue in my workplace. I work closely with her, so I immediately apologized and washed it off, and havent worn any of my perfume since. Anyway, it is nice that you tried so hard with the changes you already made, and I hope that the scripts provided help your unappreciative coworker to back off. Your nose is a faucet, and there's no way to turn it off. I also think that the OP should go to HR and let them know what has been going on. But Id be pretty cranky if someone at work told me I had to stop using some hygiene product unless it was REALLY egregiously strong-smelling (looking at you, beloved Soap and Glory lotion that I wont wear in public). Privacy Policy and Affiliate Disclosures, our group member has a fragrance sensitivity - and we're supposed to be hugged to check for any scents, my employees husband wont stop calling me to complain about her evaluation, http://www.emilysstomach.com/2013/06/aversions-to-food-and-why-smells-make.html, should I tell my coworker about our colleagues criminal record, I deeply regret joining my companys leadership program, and more, my company is cutting my overworked teams pay as punishment for mistakes. Alisons suggested actions make it clear that OP has reached the end of their ability to help and puts it in Coworker and Bosss court. Re: I Caught My Brother's Friend Sniffing My Panties by Eebrahym ( m ): 9:35am On Sep 29, 2013. I wouldnt wish that on anyone. I wish this was more helpful to the OP. Your nose remembers stuff your brain just doesnt and makes huge amounts of connections. This will force the co-worker to either repeat his comment in front of everyone with the same level of confrontation, or soften his approach. I'm actively looking for a new position elsewhere. Theyre advertising is hilarious but humans have been emitting bathroom smells since well forever. Exactly. If the coworker is treating this as a medical sensitivity, or is escalating her complaints to your boss, then I think you need to get some help with the situation. Theres no legal definition of unscented and fragrance-free, so companies can slap that label any product. Its possible that its lingering in a way that you dont realize. I would still never buy it or order it in a bar, however. But scent contamination can come from many things, often small things. She has the option to politely manage this scenario and isnt. Sometimes its a subtle smell their bodies give off, sometimes its body odor after a day of work. does it? Norovirus and egg drop soup, which is a crying shame because I used to love it, and until that experience it was my go-to soup when I was sick (cheap, easy take out, semi-nutritious). Now I'm drug and sniffle free. Get classified and get medical clearance restrictions and stuff. Some apple scent, maybe. I wear a peppermint lotion on my hands that I can hold to my nose to clear it, and just deal with it. I think this will be one that everyone will want a follow up on. What It Means: A sneaking nose touch is a hidden way someone might touch their nose. Oh! If the goal was to get me to move to another desk that would be a great way to accomplish it! At this point, it seems to me that her behavior is/is verging on (whichever seems most appropriate to you) workplace bullying, and I am concerned. Then see what Boss says, and go from there. Just make sure over time they don't start pulling to those spots! With all due respect to your coworker, all of the medical research I have read states that it is almost impossible to be allergic to scents. It can linger for a really long time and washing with unscented detergent may not do the trick. Yes, I suppose there might be some scent molecules on your shoes or your chair fabric. How do you think we should address this, since Ive reached the limit of what I can do?). Yeah not really. Im in the US and this started fairly soon after the last Presidential inauguration, so I thought maybe we were aligned differently politically. i think many of the suggestions here are verging on unreasonable. I tried everything. The entire planet is not going to change to accommodate you. The OP has already done everything within reason (i.e. From what Ive read, it seems that if this happened to me I would have to spend several hundred dollars replacing every toiletry and all laundering supplies in my home, wash everything I own multiple times and most likely get all coats and heavy fabrics dry cleaned, and even THEN the coworker may still not be happy with my potential scent. Usually, your best bet is to start your sentences with "I" or keep the focus on yourself -- it's less accusatory. 1. Thats my thought. Short of quitting smoking forever and replacing my entire wardrobe, there was no way that I was ever going to make her happy. Im a grown-up, so I wouldnt do that, but oh, Lord, would I want to. Yeah, Im not seeing spending more time continuing to pinpoint the cause. If not, there you are. If anything, Ive been thanked by the majority of the office for saying something. She walked in the room with socks and shoes on and immediately my eyes were watering, my head ached, instantly nauseous. This exact thing happened to me with Hersheys chocolate and a stomach bug when I was a kid. If you feel as though you're about to burp, get up from your desk and walk to the washroom or even an empty part of the office. I doits with very specific chewing noises (luckily not allI know some people with this who cant go anywhere people are eating). and if tissues don't work for someone there are medications and netty pots and SO MANY alternatives to sniffling forever and ever. Honestly, the race to defer to the coworker in comments baffles me. I can relate to this. Here's how to tell if one or more of your coworkers are toxic: 1. A bacon and Stilton jacket potato sounds amazing, though. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. oh I get it I know that people either love or loathe it. You could play it off like a joke (Haha, X, I havent worn anything like that in ages! Sinus infections famously cause your head to pound and your eyes to throb. Im allergic to a ton of fragrances. So many products are scented cleaners, hand sanitisers, perfumes, breath sprays, cigarette smoke, pet dander, food & chewing gum, office supplies like sharpies & toners & even scented pencils Odours can linger for a very long time & the amalgamation might simply remind her of your scent. Should we go talk to (manager) or HR together and resolve this once and for all?. But do what Alison suggests. If she had a genuine allergy, would she not also be having a genuine allergic reaction? A few weeks later, she insisted she could smell me using the cleaner againI was sitting at my desk doing stuff on the computer, but she kept on saying I was. Every time this happens I go through a spate of cleaning everything and thinking I smell pee ALL THE TIME. Im very self-aware of scents I give off though, so its easy for me to find a substitute. Unscented soaps, lotions, body washes, deodorants, laundry detergents, and dishwasher detergents are all easier to find than unscented shampoo. There was actually a study done a while ago that found that a lot of people with sensitivities to fragrance actually had psychosomatic sensitivities. I drank way too much Goldschlager when I was in high school and still cant deal with it! This is whats confusing me about these suggestions too. I bet the letter writer burns incense, which is pervasive and will stick to clothing. He is constantly sniffing.not just a little sniff but a really big sniff that you can hear in the back of his throat. The scent literally makes me a little queasy, just like the smell of too many lilies or orchids, which are toxic to many people, especially children. I dont wear it often (I find it soothing and will sometimes put a little on in the evening, just on my wrist and just for me). Cmon, guys. Honestly, as someone with deadly allergies, Id appreciate the effort you were putting in. No, I think youre absolutely normal with your dislike of various scents! this depends largely on the severity of their reaction. I will say re: patchouli that its a particularly lingering fragrance. :) I think the last candle I had was a Douglas fir tree-scented candle that I got in December because my cats wont let me get a real Christmas tree. *grin*. Allergies. Stressful couple of days. We confronted him a couple more times but the last time she said something to this person, the response was. They made a make shift area in a corner wth an old desk and asked me if I Theres no way that none of them have even one Powder Fresh or Ocean Breeze or Fresh Cotton or Freesia Delight product in their lives. Another thought that just occurred to me is a cloth car seat, so maybe while the clothing items were washed, perhaps its being transferred from other places. He just complained to me that he has a strong dislike for *any* fragrance and nicely asked if I could stop. Though we also had an open thread commenter who had smell problems that it seemed might be due to her vinegar rinses, so Id say go easy on those too. Does she police every individual in the office? He probably has a sick crush on you. On a related note, my ex-boss smelled pretty strongly of second hand smoke. If OP regularly wore scents, it is possible the scent is there and she is noseblind to it. They never get to work on time and are five to fifteen minutes late every single day. Nasal sprays. The ones made with essential oils seem OK, its the more chemical created scents. I think OPs complainer is being kind of a jerk. The fastest, simplest and quietest way to communicate is through a chat tool, however, you've got to set some expectations around how it's used. Learn about the causes of chronic congestion, postnasal drip and constant sniffling and how to treat it. Its smells. I get youI dont like the taste of turkey. As I see it, LW is the victim of a bully at this point. The coworker seems to expect a level of accommodation that you should really only expect from someone youre cohabiting with. Everything could be hated by someone, and yeah, so long as Axe is still allowed, Yep, Im not going to stop using incense and oils at home out of the worry that it might travel with me to work on my clothes, or spend inordinate amounts of time washing my clothes to make sure theyre pristine so I dont smell like patchouli. Even in Oakland, until the past 10 years or so, it was really common for Black women to be the predominant group wearing indie oils.. Wow! :). :/ And yeah, patchouli, being one of my favourites, definitely is one of the more intense and stronger scents that helps beat down the ammonia smell of cat wee, thats for sure. There was no mention of this in the letter. You can tell her, You said the smell was on my purse and now I have a new purse, so I dont think youre being fair. Secondly, this smell process should embarrass her enough to put a lid on the sniffing and the comments. Patchouli has actually been a key scent note for Dior for decades :-). It seems pretty clear to me that she was referring to essential oils as a subset of perfume, and when she said she stopped wearing perfume she stopped wearing the oils too. I always smelled like pepperoni and pizza grease. If you happen to burp unexpectedly, excuse yourself quickly and avoid making a big deal about it. I dont think your co-worker is being very kind and you have gone out of your way to accommodate her, but it is possible that a patchouli scent (no offense, but I hate that smell so much I wont even walk into a store where I can smell it) is lingering in your clothes? But it really, truly is an instant, intense fight-or-flight feeling and knowing its irrational doesnt make that kind of heart-pounding, blinding adrenaline go away. (I mean, other than the usual feedback from my manager.) Consideration and empathy cut both ways. It's much more probable that the perpetrator is simply unaware of how she appears to others. Go to a therapist. I dont like using them, because they seem very anti-social, but I will in places I cant get out of and have no chance of controlling like an airplane or in a taxi. Hell, it annoyed me. In New Orleans, Atlanta, and D.C., Ive seen Black women steadily outnumber white women when it comes to indie oils. Which is to say that I think it might be more widespread than folks realize. Single. I honestly just remembered there was a scented lotion I used to wear, and I would notice the smell on my clothes even after I washed them. Offensive even. Nobody wanted to deal with her because she was insane in many ways. that are much more reasonable than making an entire office change routines and buy completely new products. Maybe a (different) co-worker, in case the smell is lingering around the OPs work station as mentioned below. If the interruptions continue, speak to the person in private. People cant go through life expecting to never have to encounter faint scents. But not all allergies are as obvious as hay fever. Thats worth adjusting a hair /skin/laundry care routine for so someone doesnt accidentally kill them or put them in the hospital. Someone who sits near me is forever grunting, snorting and wheezing. I try and blow my nose, and when Im alone in the rest room, I even pick it to try and clear it out. My office got new carpet and my other pregnant co-worker and I had to work from home for a week because we couldnt deal with the smell. ? I am scent sensitive, and some scents/smells do trigger headaches, sneezing, running nose, nausea, and/or migraines. So, if you use patchouli at all at home or on the weekends I wouldnt be surprised if its noticeable to people. ), so part of me wonders if shes just being nasty or if another coworker is wearing those scents and shes just assuming its OP. For some reason I have developed hay fever symptoms, runny nose, it Hi. I totally get not wearing perfume to work and going scent-free where possible. It still may after a reasonable test end up being something about the OP. In this particular case, I think the OP has done enough and its time to bring the boss in to either shut down the rudeness or find the coworker a new place to sit. (As an irrelevant aside, one time I actually WAS right and I DID smell pee because the little expletive deleted peed INTO A FAN so there wasnt any visible mess, just a magical pee smell blower. Jerk. I can also relate to the last part about being cordial before but not anymore. It sounds like your coworker is a drama llama and shes in the wrong. Ill take your share of cheese, please! This happened a couple more times over the next few months, at which point I went to my manager to let her know this was impacting my health and work and to see if it would be possible to find a resolution. Constant snarky comments and exaggerated sniffing sounds like shes having fun at your expense rather than suffering from scent sensitivities. LW has gone above and beyond to accommodate this. I have 3 co-workers now who smoke, but hate how they smell after they smoke, so they take perfume showers in their cubes 3x/day. Im trying to come up with something constructive like the rest of the comments, but all that keeps going through my head is why are you so obsessed with me? a la Mean Girls. Could you bring in some Frebreeze and see if that helps? Blowing is fine--sniffling is a killer. I have encountered commenters, here and on Corporette, who fully believe that scent free is the way to be, and that the world would be better if everyone cut scented products out of their lives. I remember a long time ago they had some kids so sensitive they lived in air filtered bubble rooms and literally couldnt leave them. It's driving me crazy at times. Id also be grumpy if I couldnt use scented products to make myself smell nice on Friday nights and weekends, for fear of bringing traces of the smell into work the next day. If OP had ever mentioned using indie oils or not liking chemical smells to coworker it may have given coworker the idea that OP was more naturally inclined or alternative leaning (not that those things really imply anything, I just think coworker is looking for something to pick on). The worst, though, is that my hair picks up smells like no ones business and will smell like cig smoke even if I just walk past a group of people smoking. I think the most you can do is to politely ask someone not to wear a specific perfume that is bothering you, not ask them to buy new toiletries/detergents/do a deep scrub of their clothes(!?). * Diets heavy in certain foods like onions and garlic (yum) may give strong body scents. He complained for months after we stopped using the detergent that we smelled like patchouli. Whether or not the coworker has a sensitivity, her behavior is way inappropriate. Being 100% scent-free is really, really hard and takes a lot of lifestyle changes most people arent willing to make for someone they only see during the day, 5 days a week. Does coworker comment on every male in the office that uses cologne or Old Spice deodorant? But I need you to stop the constant comments about me., 3. Also if OP is wearing the oil outside of work it may just be lingering on her skin or hair, even after washing. Luckily for the me vs. scent sensitivity problem a lot of added fragrances give me issues as well so generally you cannot smell any of my stuff unless youre WAY up in my personal space. :(, Oh, I totally agree. I think it would be pretty unreasonable for someone whos bothered by it to insist that, for instance, a coworker stop treating their psoriasis appropriately just because of the smell of their shampoo. The fabrics used in most work clothes are synthetic or a blend. They might even do it when it's inconvenient for themselves. And that's because your coworker might not even know that she likes you yet. 47 1 Sponsored by Karma Shopping LTD There is an FREE (unscented) Febreeze for fabrics. These are all instances she smelled. To be driven mad by a colleague. I love scented candles and I burn them regularly at home. Thats why I like Alisons advice. This was my initial thought as well. I hadnt thought about what a can of worms that would be! As someone who doesnt use any scented products, I can say that any smells I come across seem to linger longer for me than most people since its now such a shock to my system. Particularly as my wash bag was also missing and I discovered the hard way that the brand of deoderant I use has a slightly different recipe in Spain to the oe it has in the UK. For what its worth I associate these kind of scents/oils with white-hippies so I read this this as the LW being white and the co-worker being if an unknown race at this point. Pretty certain the vent was the culprit as once we moved to a different area she didn't emit nearly as much noise. My mother had a scarf, ages ago, that smelled like patchouli. I will also say, as someone who is very sensitive to smells, that if the scent bothers the coworker it would probably only take a trace amount for her to smell it, although shes handling it like a jerk. I have a coworker who DROWNS himself in cologne at the end of the day, every day. Im off kale FOREVER. My guess from your other comments is that the particular scent of patchouli bothers her and that its lingering somewhere like your hair, your car, something. Otherwise, theres a whole other layer of gross here. And its usually not like I can just switch from the scented version to the unscented one the one Im using is the only thing there is! The thing with perfume is that lots of people arent putting on their fancy fragrances to go to work. OP, youve done all thats reasonable & more. 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