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How do you not understand "Scent Free Environment"?! vent
We work in a scent free workplace. Several women here have severe allergies, so we are all very conscious of scents and deodorants. I am sitting here, all of a sudden I have the urge to gag, then my throat feels like it's tightening up...and then the smell hits me! WHAM, woodsy, flowery...generally unpleasant. Our receptionist has applied a very strongly scented hand lotion and is waltzing around the work area spreading the stink! Ugh, scent free is pretty clear, no? So a sup asks her if she's wearing something scented, she admits to applying the lotion, and then remarks, "I didn't think it was that strong". WTF?! How could you not? Anyway, she brissled when she was told to go and wash her hands!
Re: How do you not understand "Scent Free Environment"?! vent
that sucks.
It is pretty tough to go scent free. There was a girl in my university class with major sensitivities and it was easy enough to go scent free, but we weren't allowed to drink coffee either. Imagine university without coffee!!! That is pretty rude of your co-worker. There are lots of unscented lotions available.
People are inconsiderate and just don't care. I don't think they understand that people can have very severe sometimes dangerous reactions to scents.
My mother has a severe asthmatic attack every time she is exposed to scent. Her co-workers have been asked several times not to wear colognes and perfumes, and even after being told to go home and shower, and the risk of being written up, some just don't care. She had to come home early last week after one of her co-workers sprayed his cologne in her office because he was angry he had to go home and shower.
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"I didn't think it was that strong" ?????
Scent FREE means ZERO scent. Mild, or strong. Geez.
Some are inconsiderate and don't care. But I think most people just don't understand, like they think a light scent is no big deal.
Not exactly the same, but my SIL has celiacs so she can't have anything with gluten. I can't tell you how many times we've tried to make things we know she can eat and ended up hearing "Is there mayo, spice, dressing in it? What brand? Can't eat it, thanks anyway." It's so hard to keep track of what is and isn't allowed.
And no scent should be easier - but I think sometimes as someone who isn't sensitive to scents (assuming someone hasn't bathed in their perfume) you forget things like deodorant, lotion, shampoos, etc can bother someone with allergies. I know I don't think about it beyond "ooh, smells pretty" when I'm buying that stuff for myself.
hispenguin's mom's coworker sounds like an ass. I hope he was severely reprimanded for that.
Sounds like where I work! I love to bake, and have always brought treats to the office - wherever I've worked. I work with 2 women with an allergy to gluten, a couple of diabetics, one woman is lactose intolerant...it goes on. After failing to find a recipe that could accomodate all of them, I just gave up.