 snafuIs it Friday yet ?Premium
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Mississauga | [Rant] How do deal with irritating fragrance I have a new hire person sitting near me wearing some sort of perfume that I find very irritating. Its causing me headache, red eyes, my face is flushed, and I seem to be loosing concentration. I have noted sensitivities to certain perfume in the past. Used to be a woman down the aisle that used cheap hand cream and it made me feel the same way. Last time I mentioned it to my manager, maybe I need to do the same again. The company has a " policy " about this. |
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 elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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| said by snafu:I have a new hire person sitting near me wearing some sort of perfume that I find very irritating. Its causing me headache, red eyes, my face is flushed, and I seem to be loosing concentration. I have noted sensitivities to certain perfume in the past. Used to be a woman down the aisle that used cheap hand cream and it made me feel the same way. Last time I mentioned it to my manager, maybe I need to do the same again. The company has a " policy " about this.
If your manager is unwilling to do anything go to HR. You also have the right to work in a safe environment, if you are experiencing health issues, it's not safe, you can refuse to work.
I'm not a lawyer, and do not considering this sane advice.
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snafuIs it Friday yet ?Premium
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Mississauga | said by elwoodblues:said by snafu:I have a new hire person sitting near me wearing some sort of perfume that I find very irritating. Its causing me headache, red eyes, my face is flushed, and I seem to be loosing concentration. I have noted sensitivities to certain perfume in the past. Used to be a woman down the aisle that used cheap hand cream and it made me feel the same way. Last time I mentioned it to my manager, maybe I need to do the same again. The company has a " policy " about this.
If your manager is unwilling to do anything go to HR. You also have the right to work in a safe environment, if you are experiencing health issues, it's not safe, you can refuse to work. I'm not a lawyer, and do not considering this sane advice. I'm not a lawyer either, nor am I sane  |
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Bring a smelly trout in to work and place it on the floor between you. If she says anything, tell her its a natural fragrance to cover hers up
In all seriousness, go to HR and talk to them about it. They will know how to approach her about it discreetly without causing a scene. |
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Have you considered politely telling the person you are sensitive to perfumes, and would really appreciate it if they did not wear it to work? |
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Mississauga | said by CanadianRip:Have you considered politely telling the person you are sensitive to perfumes, and would really appreciate it if they did not wear it to work?
yes thanks, I have. I couldl try that first I suppose. Trouble is this can develop a confrontation, where if I go to the manager , they would deal with it without mentioning any names. therefore keeps neutrality . But then on the other hand I really dont care if it creates confrontation. |
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Also try crop-dusting the person. Passive agression is the Canadian way!
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said by snafu:yes thanks, I have. I couldl try that first I suppose. Trouble is this can develop a confrontation, where if I go to the manager , they would deal with it without mentioning any names. therefore keeps neutrality . But then on the other hand I really dont care if it creates confrontation.
Well if you're not confident in your abilities to be tactful, then you're probably better off.
Look at it as a career challenge, if you can successfully and amicably resolve your issue without requiring the help of a superior; that probably tells you that you have some leadership potential yourself. |
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Have you considered breaking out the bong and passing it around the office? Afterwards no one will care about the smell |
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said by CanadianRip:said by snafu:yes thanks, I have. I couldl try that first I suppose. Trouble is this can develop a confrontation, where if I go to the manager , they would deal with it without mentioning any names. therefore keeps neutrality . But then on the other hand I really dont care if it creates confrontation.
Well if you're not confident in your abilities to be tactful, then you're probably better off. Look at it as a career challenge, if you can successfully and amicably resolve your issue without requiring the help of a superior; that probably tells you that you have some leadership potential yourself. If he approaches her and she decides to be a total c*nt about it, then if the matter escalates to HR she will know exactly who fired off the first complaint. Simpler all around to retain anonymity and let HR deal with it. |
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said by thebaron:In all seriousness, go to HR and talk to them about it. They will know how to approach her about it discreetly without causing a scene.
Best part is should they do nothing he can trot over to the OHRC and file a complaint.
snafu, some useful information pertaining to your scent issue.
»www.ohrc.on.ca/en/commission/about/scent |
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Peterborough, ON | Notice nothing on that site even hints toward ones right not to be assaulted by the battery of stenches from certain ethnic cooking that permeates whole buildings in parts of the GTA. |
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| Bring a gas mask to work. Whenever the person get to his/her desk, you put gas mask on. When the person leaves, you take gas mask off.
he/she should get the hint.
Note that people with smell deficiencies do not realise that they smell bad. And if they know they have smel deficiency, they may apply too much aftershave/perfume to ensure body odor is not present (since they can't detect it themselves).
For such people, they may actually appreciate being told that they put on too much perfume/after shave. |
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kudos:4 | reply to peterboro
Is it possible to have a thread on any subject that doesn't incite you to Toronto-bashing trolling? Just curious, because I haven't seen one yet.  |
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Peterborough, ON | said by Wolfie00:Is it possible to have a thread on any subject that doesn't incite you to Toronto-bashing trolling? Just curious, because I haven't seen one yet.
Ok the building could be anywhere in the province though I have yet to encounter one outside the GTA. There better..happy yet? |
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Most people, (myself included) would go batshit angry if anyone came up to me and told me I smell bad. Frankly in today's world of ultra-political-correctness people tend to make a federal case out of some REALLY trivial sh*t these days.
In this case it's only perfume and something that the office worker can easily change and cut back on. But what if the other guy or girl is a smoker? Or has horrific BO and showers and deodorants don't help?
Have we really gone that far down the road that we can't live with a few human odors that we all have to cower under toxic colognes and deodorants in order to risk not offending some random hypersensitive person we might encounter during the day?
I think many people here would agree with me that it's THEIR problem, not ours. So far I have yet to hear of anyone out there being arrested for defying the "Smell Police."  As long as it's legal to smoke I'll continue to smoke in my own home and outdoors and god help anyone who wants to enforce THEIR personal hygiene standards on MY lifestyle. |
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Peterborough, ON | said by lugnut : As long as it's legal to smoke I'll continue to smoke in my own home and outdoors and god help anyone who wants to enforce THEIR personal hygiene standards on MY lifestyle.
Actually it's illegal to smoke outdoors in parts of the province and I don't think they need gods help to stop you.
New Wolfie appeasement disclaimer: This is not prevalent in just the GTA or Toronto. |
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| said by peterboro:said by lugnut : As long as it's legal to smoke I'll continue to smoke in my own home and outdoors and god help anyone who wants to enforce THEIR personal hygiene standards on MY lifestyle.
Actually it's illegal to smoke outdoors in parts of the province and I don't think they need gods help to stop you. I'm quite familiar with the unenforceable ordinances concerning certain public parks and impossible proximities to entryways. As a result, neither I, nor anyone I have ever heard or read of has ever been convicted, much less even hassled in those situations. Face it, cops have more important things to do with their time than enforce idiotic bylaws passed by vote-whoring politicians.
Then again, I have yet to be refused service by any store or restaurant on the specious grounds that I "smell like smoke." Should that day ever come to pass you'll find me somewhere in a clock tower, crouching naked, clutching my M-16 and taking random pot shots at passers-by |
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kudos:4 | reply to lugnut
As you probably know by now, I have no patience for political correctness either. But I suggest you re-read the OP, particularly this part:
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Its causing me headache, red eyes, my face is flushed, and I seem to be loosing losing concentration.
This is a health issue for this person caused by air pollution. No politics here.
As for your smoking, knock yourself out, I don't care. Just don't do it in my presence and especially not that of my children. Polluting the air that people breathe with cigarette smoke is illegal in most public places, and carcinogenic everywhere. Not to mention uniquely stinky in an acrid way, like burning rubber. I was in an outdoor cafe once and caught enough of it to be bothersome, and the guy was six tables away. I don't know why smokers are like this, but I'm going to go with the theory that tobacco causes inconsiderate rudeness. |
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| said by Wolfie00:As for your smoking, knock yourself out, I don't care. Just don't do it in my presence and especially not that of my children. Polluting the air that people breathe with cigarette smoke is illegal in most public places, and carcinogenic everywhere.
Refrain from using your car then. Talk about a double-standard.. |
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