To my co-worker who constantly complains about the smells in the office-
no dear you cannot smell someone’s cold germs….(you however may be the exception in that ability)
I changed my laundry detergent and fabric softner not out of concern for you and your no sense policy…I changed it to shut you the fuck up….
stop smoking so many doobies and get rid of the cats….(obviously these things don’t affect your sensitivities…;-p)
This article appears in May 1-7, 2008.
If she’s smoking doobies, she should be a lot more chilled out than she is. Sounds like your ultra-sensative co-worker is looking for attention, even if it’s negative.
I’d say she is definitely begging for attention…not to mention faking the sensitivities. If she lives with multiple cats than she is full of shit about her “sensitivities” unless of course she changes the kitty litter every 30 minutes – like that’s going to happen.
i have someone in my office who is convinced i am bothering his allergies because i have two dogs and a cat and i must be bringing in all the allergies….excuse me my house is clean and my pets are clean.. i dont come to work with animal fur all over me or anything like that…some people love the attention!!
Lalala, even if you did bring allergens into the office because of your pets, what does the coworker expect you to do? Get rid of your pets? I think a lot of the onus should be on the allergy sufferer or environmentally sensitive person to take care of their own health, not expect the rest of the world to change to accomodate them. If that means getting somekind of mask or popping antihistamines all day, that’s what you have to do. It’s their medical condition, and only they are responsible for it. I’m not against no scent policies per se, but this issue is approaching and exceeds the point of rediculous on many occasions. I used to work in a building where a co-worker handed out a list of approved laundry detergents and soaps people could use so as not to offend their sensibilities. When your medical condition starts interfering with the way I do things in my own home, that’s a problem.
He tried telling me before that i need to wash my coat more. I had a black coat on that day which i didnt notice but there was a little bit of white fur on the sleeve, My cat must of rubbed on me and i didnt notice. I immediatly went into my office with a roll of tape and got it off.. he continued about how i must now change my garbage can because the allergie bugs will crawl over to him (his words not mine).I already do not wear any perfumes or scented hair products as it bothers him.. Im not going to change anything about my pets.Makes me want to come in when he is off and have my animals sit on his chair and desk ( i would never do it.. but its tempting )
TOU – YEAH I’m sensitive too… to the whiners… I’m tired of hearing YOU complain about the air in our office… perfume.. flowers… food from the microwave… paint…hair spray… detergent in the lunchroom… even someone’s blueberry gum for god’s sake… well take your sensitive nose and stuff it up your Asssssss… cause obviously it doesn’t stink up there! and P eff’n S… why does 1 person try to change an office of 500… hmmmm… yes my friendlies… attention seekers… what they want to hear?? awww poor you… oh what a sin… oh how can you put up with us… oh let me help you… oh let me change for you… ME ME ME… YOU YOU YOU… UP UP UP… YOURS YOURS YOURS..
Groan I hate people who complain non-stop about their allergies. There are ways to reduce the symptoms as was pointed out.I really hate the people who try to get you to change every little thing to avoid their sensitivity. I proudly point out my greatest sensitivity dust, and the fact that about 90% of dust is dead dried up human skin. I then tell them to stop exfoliating, or wear a human condom to accommodate my sensitivity. That usually shuts them up.
Excellent bitchworthy topic.There’s an older broad who works here, (in an office seperate from mine, thank god), and she’s got to be the most hated person up there. This bitch had the nerve to tell another coworker to move her little teapot (which she makes herbal tea in each day) from the lunch room over to her desk, because the teapot bothers her, and she MIGHT be allergic to the smell of jasmine tea.I’m sorry, but WHAT THE FUCK?? The real kicker is that people actually DO what she says. Just because the old bitch has worked for the company for 200 years doesn’t mean she owns the place. I’ve never seen anyone with such a diva complex in my entire life. It’s unreal.
Right poop… there’s some of those types in every organization… As someone who has occassional sensitivities to some scents, I choose to deal with it myself rather than make a big fuss about it… If it gives me a headache, I take an advil… If it stuffs me up, I take a claritin…I am considerate of others to the extent that I try not to use products which I know will bother others in my immediate vicinty, but after that, people need to lighten up…There are people where I work who go way too far with this whole scent thing, and what I notice about this group, is that they are the same people who also way too intense about just everything else in life too… Take a pill or a walk outside and blow the stink off ya…
Floyd, the world needs more people like you. Hopefully you do speak up about allergies when nessecary though.
Yeah poop, I think its all a matter of degree,,, If someone at the worksite came in splashing around a big bucket of PineSol or wearing way too much of a cheap perfume, then for sure I’ve got something to say… But you know, I would rather people wore deoderant than not,,, and some smells while annoying are mild… Worst case scenario in my view, would be turning out like some of these people that everyone else avoids because their attitudes stink way worse than the scents they are so obnxious about…
I think a good rule is you should have to be in my personal space to smell me, and if most non-sensitive people can’t notice the smell outside of that range, the sensitive person shouldn’t be asking me to change, because I am doing all that is reasonable to keep my scents to myself. I know people with allergies and asthma and environmental sensitivities suffer with these conditions, and I don’t want to seem insensitive to that, I just think it is selfish and unreasonable to expect the world to change to accomodate you. Floyd, you seem to behave in a sensible manner and deal with your sensitivities appropriately, kudos.