Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No idea but I'd go through the boss to have them create a scent free office due to allergies. I work in health care- so this is standard, but the same old clueless players will still douse in stinky fragrance and say they forgot. We had one woman who would say "I'm not wearing it- it's on my clothes". We couldn't figure if she was an idiot who thought putting it on her clothes didn't count or if she was just so gross she never washed/dry cleaned them.
I don't have allergies but I will say I do if someone wears something cloying that just makes me grumpy from trying not to breathe. I had a male client who we all think was on the DL because he wore a very standard floral smell that has always historically been female. It was so off-putting and no one knew him well enough to ask him directly to stop so we would get headaches from not breathing. We all believed it was some kind of oil he applied everywhere or mixed with everything- ugh.
I guess if you're in healthcare, it's normal, but you're smelling chemicals much stronger than perfume all day. Also, in an office it's perfectly normal and fine to wear some cologne/perfume.
Stop trying to make your preferences everyone's problems by calling it allergies.