By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Ive been even more sensitive to it with the pregnancy, and yet I wouldnt dream of asking students to quit smoking before coming to class because I cant make that request from them. With my coworker, it gets bad every few weeks. I think we can all agree that the best outcome would be for OP to shave her head, live in a sterilization chamber, and wear a new sterile smock every day. They have Skype, and even video enabled robots that can go around for you. I dont get how it is different than a person who has to use a wheelchair or hearing aids. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. 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 know that my mom does not even smell her perfume at all (I have had to ask her not to wear it when she is in my house) do you perhaps not smell it on your clothes? That said, I do have scented shampoo because there are like 3 on the market that are unscented, most of which I cant afford. * Unscented products dont work well on me. Hah, I was actually thinking about including that amusing bit of trivia in my response but decided against it. Ask your manager to move your desk if the faint scent of a lotion used the night before bothers you that much. No, I think youre absolutely normal with your dislike of various scents! Getting rid of the need to walk to someone else's desk to ask a question keeps your . Feel free to be comfortable with that fact. LW didnt disclose her ethnicity (and she shouldnt feel pressured to) but I know from having friends with various backgrounds (some Indian, some black, etc) that, for example, sometimes someone of Indian heritage will be mocked for smelling like curry, even when they dont. However, I noticed you said you stopped wearing perfume but have you also stopped using the indie oil scents? Or, stay home until you feel better. Allergies. Yes Tom Ford has a fragrance called White Patchouli that I refer to as my rich hippie perfume. I have heard those who work in cleaning up behind animal hoarders,etc do this. What would I have to do then buy all new clothes to eradicate a scent that may or may not exist? They gave us a list of suggested unscented, fragrance free, hypoallergenic laundry and hygiene items. I HATE floral scents in virtually all forms, but I dont have severe allergies nor do I get migraines. Shes being a jerk. We still see each other fairly regularly Because Kids and its extremely jarring that he looks the same but smells wrong. I was thinking that it might be something like this for the OP. I only tried it in my hair once years ago, though. (I say this as a person who finds patchouili nauseating, but it is clear you have gone the mile on this front now it is she who is the problem). But, it might be that your area is still retaining some of the scents you were wearing previously. I get youI dont like the taste of turkey. 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. nothing seems to help, except taking a 1/2 of a 5 mg flexeral at bedtime, It calms the constant sniffiling and I can sleep. It could be that the coworker hasnt realized they have the issue, not our delightful LW. Your team's target will be based on both expansion and retention goals. If anything, Ive been thanked by the majority of the office for saying something. Be mindful of how you feel around this person. If someone is wearing perfume with patchouli in it, I get an immediate headache; if its a lingering scent from a previous days perfume, Ill be aware of it and will develop a slow headache over the course of the day the longer Im around the scent. I switched to unscented laundry stuff, shampoo, body wash and antiperspirant but the complaints continued. Well, OP seems to think they have entirely addressed the problem by stopping wearing scents and washing in unscented detergent, and so when they try to assess the situation they are incorrectly starting from a belief that they dont/cant actually smell. Its easy to say to OP to be bold and confront her directly but if youre like me and just dont have that type of personality, sometimes other solutions can be helpful. If shes got a serious problem with it, she needs to talk to the boss and make some sort of arrangement so she doesnt have to get next to you, and also so the boss can make a general announcement about a scent policy. I'd excuses myself and if boss asked why I'd say I can't be near someone who sniffles or. Even if it is lingering on a car or office chair, I think fixing that would be reaching beyond the point of reasonable accommodation on the OPs part. Cant remember what it was, maybe its something I still wear and have just gotten used to it. Its super easy to become immune to a constant smell. They were everywhere. A chronic sinus infection might not have any symptoms other than ongoing drainage, Dr. Reisman says. Yup. Many problems can lie behind that runny nose. Some infections present with unusual symptoms (like bad breath) or no symptoms at all. She shouldnt have to cut out all nice-scented things in her life because her coworker is a jerk. For some reason I have developed hay fever symptoms, runny nose, it Hi. Love this anecdote. Even if it turns out that there is something about the OP that triggers the co-worker, it seems to me that its become a problem that the co-worker (and possibly the employer) needs to work out. Maybe its something as easy as lingering scent in a jacket; if you dont wear the jacket the scent isnt there. And they find a way to deal with that.because they cant control it. On that tip, OP, I find oils to be *awful* not only do they stick to fabricate around you, but the scents they carry are so concentrated. The Rooster is always quick to assign blame. But the world is literally full of smells. Honestly, youve done all you can and more. Really!). C: Understanding that it might not be OP, but that for a really legitimate reason coworker THINKS it is, at least unconsciously and D: the only way to take the bias out of the experiment is to NOT know where or whether OP is in the room when the test is being done. . Find out if your city is a top "allergy capital.". Ive started turning music on while we eat as a distraction, even though I usually find background noise annoying, I just requested a two-sided headset to replace my one-sided one so it will fully block the sound of a cubicle neighbor slurping on lollipops and tapping them against her teeth. Its very abnormal, trust no one, he may e ur broda's friend and may e younger than u, who knows whether he's older than u in spirit or devilish act. Does she comment on people in the office who take smoking breaks and come back smelling slightly like cigarettes? It's a tell-tale sign that your coworker wants a relationship outside of work. This exactly. I much prefer that someone blows their nose. 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. Its reasonable to ask that people not wear scents at work. The reason to ask someone who doesnt live with you is that we can stop smelling things after a while, so a partner or roommate might not be able to smell it either. I wonder if the OPs coworker has developed a heightened sensory sensitivity to even trace amounts of certain smells and isnt being honest with herself about it. But I also think it can be Pavlovian, where you see the person you identify with a scent and smell it, even if theres no actual scent around you. Yes!! Had it one day. Their idea of unscented is, to me, to just kill me with a scent I cant define. My reaction is Hold on. Theyre going to keep pushing and pushing until either they 100% get their way, or the person accommodating them says no, Ive done enough for you, thats all your getting., For the record, I love the phrase go pound sand. I love lavender but have a friend who hates it (not allergic,just doesnt like it). The following Monday, though, I noticed the scent was strong again, so commented to her about it. incense? I always smelled like pepperoni and pizza grease. :). Also, sniffing is very commonly associated with allergies. Does coworker comment on every male in the office that uses cologne or Old Spice deodorant? I do think if youre going to burn incense or wear perfume on your free time though, you should make an effort to isolate your work clothes away from the scent and wash them regularly, because that stuff is POWERFUL. This only hit home for me because it was related to scent sensitivities, and this issue just happened to me today. This. So why wasnt the smell bothering the coworker before that? Im a smoker, and I have been for several decades now. At this point, Im starting to feel like youre just looking for an excuse to complain about me. People who dont like indie-type perfumes often just categorize them all as patchouli as a catch-all for hippie smells. In the case of sniffing, offer your colleague a box of tissues or suggest that she should stay home until she feels better. Being shady such as embellishing on something that a co-worker did wrong Kissing up to the manager and then breaking rules behind their back or not doing their job. i'll pass the info along, it's really appreciated! The coworker is the problem here. I love perfumes and scented bath products, but my scalp is really allergic to many fragrances. Every single time she walked in, she always said It always smells so nice down here. And then she would call me by the wrong name. Thats a good point. There is something wrong with this. My best advice is to follow Alisons script and see if being told nicely that youve done what you can, and that she needs to quit bullying you. I used to love a scented oil, Rose Musk and I had to stop wearing it because I had two bosses that made their eyes water. Not just no, but hell no. That was me! Your co-worker sounds like shes being a bit difficult and imposing unrealistic expectations on the OP. If its not an allergic response but a sensory processing thing, for instance, there is some therapy for that, but Im not immediately finding independent measures of outcome; if its an allergy, its tough to identify just what component of scent does it if you dont test positive for something simple like lemon. swatting away an annoying fly that landed on the nose. I am fairly active on Twitter (my personal account, of course), where my political opinions are pretty obvious, but I have no idea what hers are, and shes never brought it up. OK, you are unlikely to see this, but I *love* chicken. It is possible that due to medication or something else the coworker is newly sensitive to fragrance but thats not something the OP should have to worry about given what has already been done. Since your coworker is making comments about patchouli, which has certain connotations, their excessive reaction feels, I dont know, prejudice or politicized almost? They might even do it when it's inconvenient for themselves. The supervisor just said to do it after shed gone home. And that's because your coworker might not even know that she likes you yet. I used to prefer white wine to red. I think Alisons advice is bang on, and the mediated conversations/HR accommodation advice is going to be important for snapping Coworker out of her combative/belittling behavior and into a more productive vibe. OK, thats fine and I can handle that. Oh no! Then again, here the people rocking the strong scents tend to be older and more senior in the organization. Because some people never mature past middle school, apparently. Yup. I had a similar experience with norovirus and a bacon and Stilton jacket potato; it was years before I could look Stilton in the eye again! But not all allergies are as obvious as hay fever. This was just a suggestion for if OP is not comfortable with that as a sort of hey Ive done all I can to prove its not me, now Im done entertaining your rudeness. Yes, this. Never in my life did I think I'd see Gordon Ramsay quoted positively in an etiquette forum, but there it is, and he did well. 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. OP, I think you can let yourself off the hook at this point. This is definitely on this co-worker. Detergents, bath soaps for the kids (I still use my cheap stuff for myself though). Youve taken all reasonable steps mitigate this and shes being extraordinarily inappropriate with you. My massage therapist uses a really nice patchouli blend oil (its the ONLY form of patchouli I like lol) and I can STILL smell it on my clothes I have washed several times since my last massage. And theres a limit to how much Im willing to let work infringe on my ability to surround myself with a pleasant environment in my off-hours, in the way that I define a pleasant environment, which for me is strongly scent-based. However, nothing I could do would fix the problem. It ends up sounding very similar to waves at the ocean, which would also probably work well for . LW treat this as a bullying issue, not a health issue, and proceed accordingly. Let go of the guilt. So anyway, yeah, it could be a medical thing. Im sensitive to even small amounts. Id refrain from wearing perfume to work, and from using scented soaps and lotions during the work week (or using them for date night, but then washing them off before bed). I never heard of that, but I totally get it. They made a make shift area in a corner wth an old desk and asked me if I I do feel for people who can barely leave their homes due to their sensitivities, even if Im not convinced everyones hygiene regimen should revolve around them. I agree with you that the OP has already done a lot and the coworker is being snarky. I agree that theres a practical limit to how much you can accommodate allergies and sensitivities. But seriously? I cant handle it at all! My conditions have all been verified by multiple doctors and specialists.). The co-worker in this situation is absolutely going about things unprofessionally, but as someone with scent sensitivity, I can sympathize. I share a house with my mother; she uses fabric softener and her preferred detergent. This is whats confusing me about these suggestions too. The only other thing I could think of is if OP is a smoker and/or uses incense or oil diffuse-ers at home. Colloquially, anything scented you use for the scent (and not to wash, etc) is commonly referred to as perfume. I doubt many people would exaggeratedly sniff their coworker and say ugh, Chanel No. Certainly the OP cant be the only person who, although she has made Herculean efforts to go scent-free, has some sort of body-wash/laundry/dryer sheet scents lingering. often benign and usually treatable, Dr. Reisman says. The only thing Id point out is that the coworker specifically mentioned patchouli when making comments about the smell, and lemon definitely does not smell like patchouli. Ive asked her to stop, and Id like to ask you to intervene if it continues, because its becoming disruptive, and franklyat this point her continued complaints are starting to feel like harassment., (To be clear, this doesnt sound likeharassment in the legal sense that would need to be based on race, sex, religion, or another protected characteristic but its certainly harassing in the colloquial sense. Stop eating any food that has the potential to be fragrant? Well, only kind of. Ive also been wearing my oils since I started, and she only just complained about it a month ago. Yes, most modern products are quite the cocktail, so while the scented molecules may be the most noticeable they may not be whats actually eliciting the sensitivity. Of course, Im lukewarm on bacon and despise people drowning all other flavours by adding it to everything, and meh about cheese too so I appreciate your feelings. LW has done quite a lot to accommodate her coworker, who really does sound like a jerk. Do you have a sweater or jacket that you wear on a regular basis that you keep in your office? I still cant eat that stuff. But more likely these coworkers are the only people left with improvements to make in this situation. OP has done put in a ton of effort to alleviate the smell. Sometimes its a subtle smell their bodies give off, sometimes its body odor after a day of work. Its possible that its lingering in a way that you dont realize. Therefore, I only bring it up to people if I cant avoid the person and just deal with it because I feel that I shouldnt dictate how others live their own lives. BINGO. . I nearly had to go to the ER due to a lady meeting with my boss about Rotary. The best stories to me, are the ones when the odor in the shoes is the worst! I just read your post describing your boyfriend's sniffling and was thinking that could be me writing that post. She still cant stand to smell it. Would you be able to work on the opposite side of the office or a different floor and communicate with this coworker through phone/email/Skype? This is on her coworker to figure out now, with the help of the company. I knew I hadnt worn it in ages but upon closer inspection we were able to confirm the smell was coming from my leather jacket. Freshly applied perfume, sure, thats reasonable to ask people not to do. Psychiatry 22 years experience. Its possible were dealing less with a misidentified scent and more with a clumsy insult. Agreed. Scent is the one sense that bypasses the frontal part of the brain and hits directly into the limbic system of the brain. I've developed some really unhealthy hostile feelings about people that trigger my misphonia daily. What I found is that sniffing is a form of anxiety. The fact that Coworker is specifically naming the scent (patchouli) which OP is clearly not wearing/has never worn makes me wonder if its coming from someone else passing by/sitting near their area or even through the ventilation system if it recycles the air. does it? Handling 'Gross' Things Can Be Tricky for HR Advice for HR professionals. And you cant tell me that people who do have legitimate issues with scents dont routinely encounter scents that bother them. But if OP doubled down and insists that they dont actually smell, they will frankly not hold as string a position as if they continue to be open to learning about ways they might be bringing patchouli scent to the office. Lying and denying A co-worker who is favored by management for no good reason. A good patch essential oil is deep and earthy, almost like sweet dirt. I suffer from phantom scents (associated with seizures). It doesnt smell anything like pee, but reminds me of the smell all the same. I have a friend who wears it, and he hugged me once while I was wearing a coat. Diversion. If the co-worker was a jerk about it I might get dramatic and fling myself to the floor and wail, what more do you want from me? But thats really better left for fantasy, I suppose. This was my second reaction (after the first, which was sympathy for OP!). Using Chat for Office Communication. 47 1 Sponsored by Karma Shopping LTD Have a colleague who won't stop sniffling, all day every day, for weeks on end, he doesn't even have a cold. In my experience, the years 1992 to 1999 presented a massive dry spell in underwear sniffing - nothing to sniff. Enough is enough. Unfortunately, I have a colleague with whom I work quite closely who wears a perfume/scent that Ive become quite sensitive to. who CANNOT DEAL with the fact that a person doesnt eat cheese. It became a campus-wide thing. Since the boss is familiar with the situation, its really up to the boss to insist that short of a doctors order, theres nothing to be done. We had all worked together for over two years before this started. Im also all for respecting that people respond differently to things so I hope this isnt just me going off my own instincts, but I think banning wearing perfume and colognes in the workplace is acceptable in a way that banning lotion and dryer sheets and bodywash at home just is not. Telling someone they have to drastically alter their *non work life* to accommodate someone that doesnt like a smellhell, even someone with allergies or migrainesisnt cool. Hopefully your boss can accommodate and move her, or you? Yeah she can look for more scent sources, but none of this makes any sense. I hate it having hose nose because of miso I fully understand others hating sniffling but hose nose leaves me no choice. It's a little passive aggressive but can't hurt. 1. Call Him on It. The ones made with essential oils seem OK, its the more chemical created scents. You've just arrived back at the office from a heavy lunch with your colleague, and from the other side of the cubicle, you hear him let out a loud, obnoxious burp. She may be grossed out for real, but the fragrance allegedly emanating from the LW isnt actually emanating, theres nothing they can do about it, and the coworker needs to lay off. Your dog may follow the ill dog around more than usual and may spend a lot of time . Theyve done studies where a bunch of cotton balls are all scented with the same unscented lotion and then people rate and describe the smell of the different unnamed new scents that have different art with them. I was thinking about this, too, but I havent gotten any promotion, raise or recognition since we started working on this project. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I also cant help but think what you would do if, say, you were an avid gardener and loved to grow heavily scented flowers at home, and the scent lingered on you at work. Otherwise, theres a whole other layer of gross here. Ask your manager if you can relocate your desk. If I had to start changing out my entire home routine to unscented products and avoiding incense and oils at home just to avoid bringing them into the office well chances are Id probably start stinking like cat. And honey. I guess my point is if coworker is smelling something and attributing it to the OP because of past issues, something needs to be done to determine what the source of something is, and I know blindfolds are a weird thing, but it might actually worth it to float as a trial balloon that Look youre smelling something, we agree you are, youre not crazy, but we DONT agree on what something is. Instead they want to continue chatting or working. I totally read this as coworker just being a power-tripping, Mean Girls style jerk. Jerk. 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. I totally agree I know the OP is trying to do her best, and is frustrated about where this could be coming from. The OP writes that she wears scents with patchouli on the weekend. I had a similar experience with my uncle. :D (Rabbit is pretty up there too actually and remarkably similar to chicken.). Yeah, I was wondering if OP burns incense or something like an essential oil diffuser at home and it sticks to the clothing even after theyre washed. ! comment kinda looks like this coworker is looking for drama. Im very self-aware of scents I give off though, so its easy for me to find a substitute. :). Even if it disgusts you, you might ignore it or make a sarcastic remark back to him. My stepsister is the same with Bath & Body Works Coconut Lime Verbenait was the smell that first set her off when she was pregnant with her daughter, and to this day (kiddo is 10) that scent is a firm no. Unfortunately theres no way to pinpoint it unless you literally go sniffing around. Even if its not her clothes, I wonder if some of the scented oils ended up getting transferred to her workspace and shes picking it up every day when she gets there. Theres a way to deal with this coworker head on, which involves a level of comfort with direct confrontation that not everyone has. I dont know if its the food they eat (not curry or garlic) or what, but they smell like Home Country when they visit America. Singing, coughing, sniffling - you name it. about. I saw Gordon Ramsay once tell a team member of a struggling restaurant that he had bad breath. Dryer sheets? Wash and dry clean any clothing that you wear thats kept in your office. He says it's allergies and that the allergy medicines make him drowsybut I'm not so sure it's even allergies. As I said, I dont think she has one. Its like cilantro: some people like it, but for others its a gag-a-thon. He serves as the Studio's sports and recreation section expert. Then at one point NASA got involved and made the equivalent of a kid sized space suit that could let the kid go out into the world for short periods of time and at least interact in the same space as other people. You smell something you associate with your Grans house and if you loved her, then its great, but if she was a nasty horrid person and hit you, you might remember that. Id ask the co-worker to describe the smell and when she smells it. He says patchouli makes him sick and we were staying at a house that used patchouli Landry detergent. So, since theres no history of odor-complaints it sounds like Coworker found a bone to pick with LW and will exhaustively harp on any smell coming from her. blanket? The brain is, if youll pardon the expression, at the heart of a lot of this. Has she told others that their scent bothers her? Do you wear those oils outside of work? I worked with someone at OldJob who LOVED Avon products, nearly all of which set off symptoms. can I compare attending college to working a full-time job in my cover letter? I cant leave my clothes in my front loader over night or they smell bad (at least to me). I dont have smell sensitivities, and I have a terrible sense of smell, and febreeze unscented gives me migraines. This woman is over the top. Not only that, but it can also be a sign that your female coworker likes you but is hiding it. Fine. If those same people saw the fire, theyd be grateful and not at all offended. She may have to wear one of those paper face masks. When a guy opens up to you, he has feelings for you. I just wanted to thank you for being considerate to your coworker and refraining from wearing your perfumes to work. Eat something and get sick and your body remembers at a very basic level. In the end, he just didnt ride down with me, but in the days since then hes retold the story to all our coworkers about how I made him feel bad by saying he smells. I had a problem like this a long time (6 years) ago I found it finally went away when I reduced the stress in my life and got treatment from several alternative health practitioners: regular massage, kinesiology and chiropractic treatments and that eventually allowed my body to relax and eventually the sniffing reduced and disappeared. Is your nose running a marathon? Or she may simply be nuts. It also could be completely because she has an issue with the OP and not the scent. yeah, the patchouli AGAIN? comment is what makes me think rude coworker over coworker with scent sensitivities. The OP has already done everything within reason (i.e. Perhaps she does as well and is associating them with you? What else can be done? Problem is, no one around you sees the flames or senses the heat, so they have no sense of urgency to bolt for the doors. I literally invited HR to do spot checks of my cubicle to find the phantom spray. Problem is, no one around you sees the flames or senses the heat, so they have no sense of urgency to bolt for the doors. I am all about being considerate to the people around you, but Im having a hard time with this one too, because I agree that no one should be expected to change their home/weekend habits and change up all their products to accommodate a coworker. 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