On the plus side, I did learn how to ask for anti-histimine cream and tablets in Spanish. People cant go through life expecting to never have to encounter faint scents. Good luck and thank you for taking this stuff seriously. I apologized and stopped. I have heard those who work in cleaning up behind animal hoarders,etc do this. But that doesnt seem to be what the OP is dealing with just now, so she may need to change from the reasonable adult playbook to the dealing with a bully playbook. * Shes a jerk. Go away. But Coworker is being a jerk about it, either way. I so rarely tell anyone if their perfume or whatever bothers me (especially since it is often some other product that it scentedpeople who use scented detergents can smell really strongly to me) because it seems so loaded. Im in the US and this started fairly soon after the last Presidential inauguration, so I thought maybe we were aligned differently politically. But seriously, stop the madness! Its always suggested as this neutral thing, but its extremely toxic, often even to people who arent sensitive. I keep forgetting I probably need to try it for all those foreclosed houses I enter that simply reek of animal waste. Which to me goes to the idea that at some point the sensitive person just needs adaptive equipment. Ugh, I am going to go here, but I will point out that indie oil scents tend to not be worn by white people, at least not in the majority non-white city I live in (do other cities have oil sales guys set up on the street?). I cannot imagine going to work everyday without perfume on. 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. And that's because your coworker might not even know that she likes you yet. Both me and the coworker are white, thank goodness. Theres a lot of people here with many suggestions on how to work with your co-worker to stamp out any lingering smells. 5.3k views Reviewed >2 years ago. Ah well. :). But since I had a bad cold about 2 month ago, I am doing it all the time, even though my nose isn't running or blocked. (And even if she werent, the co-worker is clearly going about this the wrong way!). Lots of white person wearing patchouli-ish smells in my city. Grandboss there actually had a candle burning that was majorly causing issues, and heis version of being accommodating was to ask what candles I burn at homeNone, I have asthma. Stay calm. However, genuine allergic reactions arent necessarily going to manifest in front of their sourceits not all doubling over in the moment. That is what co-worker is complaining about. Note to commenters:There have been loads of suggestions below for additional ways the letter-writer could tackle potential scents and stamp them out. The funny thing is my mom uses patchouli, so I associate that particular scent with mom-ly ladies. The OP is probably very used to it, and if the coworker is very sensitive, I can see where he or she might think it was still being used. Oh absolutely, Id figure thats part of the process, but it could still help get rid of some smells, assuming the vinegar smell washes out after . I was going to suggest this. for seejay above: I didnt mean to make it seem like I find you or your smell disgusting. Possibly the only personal anecdote less interesting than a story about a dream you had, that doesn't involve the listener. And it smelled *horrible* and wouldnt come out; I tried vinegar and Oxi-clean after about five washes and that seemed to help. The most I would do, though, is remove my own self from the area. She needs a personal air filter, and to leave the OP alone. He never had drainage or other cold or allergy symptoms. thanks! Move there. Jobacle.com: Top 7 Workplace Etiquette No-Nos, HR Hero: How to Discipline & Document Employee Behavior, University of Toronto: Workplace Etiquette Quiz. Does that even matter though? Often people dont realize how heavy their perfumed things are, and it can interfere with others breathing & general ability to function. Im super-sensitive to the smell of tobacco smoke, but this does go to show you that it can linger in unexpected places. Confront Another Employee Who Is Bad-Mouthing Me. They do have a smelllol. It's perhaps the most direct sexual display a man can make towards a woman. Some apple scent, maybe. I am not moving again. I used to use an incense in my apartment and didnt realize how it clung until I started to get compliments on my perfume. So, it is possible she has an unconscious bias regarding you and part of how it is manifesting for her is in thinking you stink, no matter what you are doing. She is forever grunting, snorting and huffing and puffing, not to mention wheezing and coughing. 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. The more sensitive people end up so isolated. Its a hippie scentmaybe. Yeah, I get not bringing scents into the workplace and all, and Id try to be cognizant of it, but I love patchouli and I have a serious smell problem I need to deal with at home that I use a lot of incense and scented oils for (and patchouli is one of the smells I use specifically because its strong enough to deal with it). He probably has a sick crush on you. If the colleague continues, especially in a loud, unrestrained manner, consider making a complaint to your manager or human resources department. I think the OP has already gone above and beyond, but it wouldnt be a bad idea to dot the remaining is and cross the remaining ts (air fresheners at home, in public restrooms, or in the car, dryer sheets, etc. Not just because it isnt fair to severely limited what people can do on their own time in their own homes but because its impossible to totally eliminate cross-contamination, especially with common fragrances. Unless a colleague is burping or sniffing specifically to annoy you, you might not want to elevate the situation by lodging a complaint about her. Yeah. 4. I'm glad she's miserable about being single. The office could have other environmental factors that are actually causing coworkers issues- like dirt in carpets or something. Im a smoker, and I have been for several decades now. These are all instances she smelled. This gesture is used by men to display a dominant, sexually aggressive attitude. 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. It was Jack Daniels for me. Although such handbooks often outline appropriate and inappropriate behavior, it's common knowledge that a bodily function such as loud burping is inappropriate. And there can be a lot of cultural baggage around scent. She may have to wear one of those paper face masks. Go to a therapist. Apparently the original product (in R&D) was scent-free, but focus group people didnt associate lack of scent with clean, so they added in scent to make it marketable. It doesnt help with co-worker, but since what co-worker is doing can be utterly crazy making and gaslighting feeling, I hope it helps you see how it could be just her. Most people have told me that they cant smell my scents at all, unless theyre like actively sticking their nose in the crook of my elbow or something. 8 Tips on How to Deal With Difficult People at Work. To me, anyway. Maybe you should get your nose checked out!) or tell her to cut it out (X, I stopped wearing that when you originally asked me to. Diors Dune was once likened to the smell of mannequins, so maybe she can pull a Kim Cattrall on this co-worker and camouflage herself as a store dummy. I have asked my boss and others who say I am fragrance free. Chicken is the reason I gave up vegetarianism after 7 years and I honestly could go without any other meat lamb is nice, steak is good occasionally. If you yell at them to run, theyll tell you youre crazy, rude, whatever. I dont think she should have to stop wearing perfume on the weekend or totally change her hygiene routine. The coworker is the problem here. If OP regularly wore scents, it is possible the scent is there and she is noseblind to it. (One of the worst smells for me is certain types of cigarette smoke: I dislike all of them, but some brands trigger a sinus headache, or a migraine if Im around them too long. My point is that maybe something similar is happening with OPs coworker and smells. I stopped wearing it to work when you asked me to. or just Nope, not me. and then either ignore the co-worker or go on talking about the TPS reports or whatever. I have a friend who wears it, and he hugged me once while I was wearing a coat. Even the most lightly-scented of shampoos can leave a smell. I love shoe sniffing stories, especially when it involves hot girls with stinky shoes. I have a friend who I trade clothes with regularly when we get sick of stuff in our closet and I have to wash the clothes that come from her several times over before I can even stand to wear them, and several times over again before I cant smell it at all. He says patchouli makes him sick and we were staying at a house that used patchouli Landry detergent. I cant say that Id ask anyone who burned them at home in their free time to knock it off just because I didnt like the smell though. I had to take it to the cleaners to get that smell. A Critical Coworker - 5 Reasons Why Here are 5 reasons why your coworker is so critical of you: They Don't Like You Too Controlling Genuine Advice Habit Too Smart In this section we will explain why your fellow worker has that irritating habit of always poking their nose into your work and pointing out something they don't like! I definitely read this letter as the OP being targeted and picked on if not bullied since this coworker seems to not notice the others in the office that are also sure to be wearing scents. 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. But this sounds like a specific attack on the OP for some reason. Or he is ready to take the risk of dating a coworker. OP could also ask the HR person if they can smell anything on them. I get youI dont like the taste of turkey. I have an issue with some scents. Really!). If you have a fabric covered chair for instance, the fabric might have absorbed some patchouli prior to this incident. Make a joke about you. Allow your puppy little sniff breaks along the walk to decompress from walking alongside you in Heel and get their fill of scents. To cap it off, she has started picking her nose quite explicitly. Boss needs to investigate whether theres a yet-unidentified cause related to OP, and direct Coworker to leave OP out of it if not (or if that cause isnt reasonable to ask OP to address, like Coworker just dislikes OPs natural smell). If she thought I was gone for the day, shed even use my cubicle as a spray booth for whatever reason. Had it one day. (Which is why, if I were her coworker, Id be looking for accommodation. There might be something in the building that nobody is aware of. And if the comments dont stop, then you can legitimately say that you have cut out all scented products and it hasnt changed anything. Even if there is some light scent hanging around (due to her conditioner or whatever) thats pretty normal. Theyve been here since February and they still smell the same I wonder what it is! Hey, thanks for reporting in, and it sounds like things are better! 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. They might even do it when it's inconvenient for themselves. I think it becomes a way to get attention, vent frustration, or just ensure that others are as miserable as the complainer. Even when I blow my nose a lot it doesn't help sometimes. Primary care is a good place to start. Your symptoms are very common for people who have a form of acid reflux called laryngopharyngeal reflux - also known as "silent reflux" because many people with LPR don't have the traditional symptoms of heartburn. If your nose gets stuffy when the pollen flies, youve probably already pinpointed the problem: seasonal allergies. Apparently it made her sick when she was pregnant with me. :( Its not a fun boat to be in, and she has it worse than I did. Even I cant wear those. 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. Im allergic to a ton of fragrances. 47 1 Sponsored by Karma Shopping LTD If so, you may want to think about speaking with your manager to be relocated, or inquire about permission to use earbuds for a good part of the day. Both conditions could be well managed with conservative therapies, such as nasal steroids, antihistamines, or decongestants. If I manage to get a load of casual-time-only clothes put together (instead of mixed work and casual), I might throw in a little bit. And Im damn sure not asking that of all my friends and family. But I think a lot of scent reaction is a sensory overload response rather than an allergic response, so ambient scents will be less disruptive there than an introduced scent, and of course exposure reactions, as were discussing elsewhere, become hard-wired pretty easily. who CANNOT DEAL with the fact that a person doesnt eat cheese. Ive heard the term thrown out as an insult, similar to using the terms granola or crunchy. I sincerely dont mean to be rude, but in those moments its nearly impossible for me to contain my irritability. What is that smell!?!? incense? Screw this lady. oh I get it I know that people either love or loathe it. I have coworkers who occasionally wear scents, but we work in different areas, and I only have to endure the smell during the elevator ride, etc. It sounds like you have misophonia. Ugh, the patchouli/indie oil people I know best are white, so that didnt even occur to me, but it maybe should have. Its not a unilateral street. Scent can also be a trigger for good or bad memories. The best you can do is ask people to be considerate. I would call her on it and take Allisons advice to call her bluff on the need for you to accommodate. If your friends wear/are around patchouli I doubt they would be able to smell residual fragrance. Snarky or not, it does highlight that the problem is the co-workers to solve, not the OPs. Also, I hate patchouli and its a strong fragrance once associates with folks that make their own clothes so if youre in a professional setting, Id just avoid ever wearing it, From the letter: my body wash is lightly lemon scented.. So, cutting out caffeine completely helped a lot, but doesn't help completely. Its not like youre shoving incense sticks up her nostrils. Its kind of sad that management isnt reprimanding her behavior. Helpful - 0 Comment jms67 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. Or make sure youre using a powerful, unscented detergent. 7)Constant messaging and texting Constant communication at work (as well as at home) is a very very good sign of friendship and mutual understanding. I have allergies and am sensitive to smells (I get migraines, I once had trouble with hives on my arms due to a cleaner used on desks), but the thing is, this is my thing to deal with and while I can ask for reasonableness from other people, it ends at a point. 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. Instead they want to continue chatting or working. 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. 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. Even assuming theres a real medical reason for this (and thats a leap on the presented facts) accommodation is on the employer, not fellow employees. Also, interestingly enough, I have grandparents who live in another country. But whenever I smell patchouli, I think of my mom many years ago, and its comforting. Personally, I dont know why anyone wears it. All Rights Reserved. Im sure she encounters scents she doesnt care for every day that she has no control over and she just deals with it. 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. I am sensitive to fragrance. The next time she asks for help that you haven't been assigned to provide her, make the conversation about you following your boss's direction. If some of these ideas dont work, I might try asking her, What, exactly, are you smelling? But she is still complaining and making snarky, belittling comments that seem out of place in a professional workplace. B: Acknowledging that something is a bad thing. I understand that some people are extra-sensitive to smell and truly need to be accommodated, but its possible to be extra-sensitive and yet not act like the Perfume Police to ones coworkers, particularly a coworker who has already gone to significant lengths to mitigate any ill effects. Even though a difficult or annoying coworker can really grind your gears, you should always control your emotions and refrain from losing your temper. Be mindful of how you feel around this person. provided by the hotel. I think this is a good suggestion, was about to say the same. Then again, here the people rocking the strong scents tend to be older and more senior in the organization. Should we go talk to (manager) or HR together and resolve this once and for all?. 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. I think this will be one that everyone will want a follow up on. People are pretty accommodating when its a medical reason. But I love my body wash and would be very unwilling to give it up as it doesnt seem to be nearly as potent as perfume. Youve done all that it is reasonable to ask of you. I had a similar experience with my uncle. Its not workable. At least she would actually SEE you trying something and, who knows, it might take care of any lingering scents. 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. Its like once I hear a sound that bothers me, I can no longer filter it out. 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. Anyway, since then the smell is so offensive to me. I am so so sorry. From what you described she just wrinkles up her nose and is not having an allergy problem. Copyright 2023 Leaf Group Ltd. / Leaf Group Media, All Rights Reserved. Unfortunately, its not always easy to guess whether the problem might be due to an allergy or a structural issue, Dr. Reisman says. Toronto-based journalist William McCoy has been writing since 1997, specializing in topics such as sports, nutrition and health. My friend actually did his dissertation on this topic. I had a similar experience with vodka in collegetook my 4-5 years to not start getting queasy at the sight of a bottle. The common cold is a viral infection that most people recover from in a week to 10. Step 5. :/ 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. Industrial carpet glue and some wood furniture finishes does it for me. However, the color protecting haircare products I use have a smell, and Id be salty about discontinuing them because my color would fade a lot faster without them. For about a week, it was great! And has had it since he was a child. Now I'm drug and sniffle free. Because some people never mature past middle school, apparently. Its really difficult to calmly sit with the person attached to that trigger and explain whats happening. 7. With my coworker, it gets bad every few weeks. if you have to entirely eradicate any scent you may have and completely alter your lifestyle in your own home and on your own time to accommodate someone else thats pretty unreasonable. Any chance it could be a shampoo/conditioner/other hair product? As an example, you could say, "I'm very sensitive to odors and I lose my focus at work whenever I smell a burp." Or you could say, "I'm on the phone a lot, and the extra . Fine. Please follow Alisons advise, and let us know what happens. It was actually a specific experiment testing chemotherapy-related food aversions. DEAR DEIDRE: THE woman who sits behind me at work makes disgusting snorting noises all the time and it is driving me mad. I dont think its reasonable to expect people to completely change their entire lifestyle around outside of work, just to accommodate someone at work. Yeah, I use some pretty cheap shampoo/conditions (yay Suave!) 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. I empathize with those who have trouble controlling their sniffles because sometimes even the best, most consistent health care cant turn off the faucets in your face, and no amount of tissues in the world will ever be enoughbut f*ck is that repeated sound awful. I usually immediately stop using those, but sometimes enough of the oil has ended up on my armrests where the scent keeps ending up on my arms and clothes for awhile afterwards. Talk about getting off topic . :(, He even complained once a full year! I will ask do you still use your perfume on the weekends? Yes. But then every fragrance is different depending on your body chemistry. This must be resolved with management/HR. The thing is the shoe sniffing was accidental, not intentional. Is it at all possible that after a long time of using scents theyre settled into a chair or the office? Shes also likes to make comments about other people smelling bad when shes one of them. My niece, on the other hand, absolutely loves it. No one else can smell it. The OP has already done everything within reason (i.e. Agreed. But to negatively comment about any group is . Maybe that really is whats going on here. It doesnt make sense that OP needs to suddenly cut out all shampoo and all bath products when seemingly everyone else can use them without judgement, including us. Blondie batter? Does anything in your home smell like patchouli? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Your co-worker sounds like shes being a bit difficult and imposing unrealistic expectations on the OP. It was something I was putting in every wash, and I had been unconsciously upping the amount of vinegar over time. Im genuinely curious about this. Alison gave you the next steps so go from there. Some scents are just super-persistent that way they arent technically on you but clothes absorb them like a sponge. I much prefer it to sniffling. They never get to work on time and are five to fifteen minutes late every single day. Im guessing no, otherwise the coworker would have an office reputation for being sensitive. 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. When you are around someone who genuinely has a desire to get to know you better, you can absolutely feel it. Flash forward another month later, she accused me of wearing perfume. Its super easy to become immune to a constant smell. Its tough to describe. (No, sorry, people reading this, your grandmothers literally award winning fried chicken is still going to make me gag.). I worked somewhere that used the lime one for the bathrooms and it did beautifully without giving me headaches, so I started buying them for home. 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