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Subject:RE: OFF-TOPIC question about an office thing From:"Dubin, David" <David -dot- Dubin -at- sage -dot- com> To:'James Jones' <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:14:48 -0400
James,
I can provide two examples. About six years ago, we hired another curriculum
developer who lived in the cube next to mine. A few days after she started
working with me, she began to sneeze and have slight sinus issues. It turned
out that she was allergic to my cologne (Drakkar), so I stopped putting
cologne on when I went to work and it solved the problem.
The other example was of a similar nature, but the complainant did not have
an allergy to the perfume of her coworker. She just did not like the person
and used the perfume as a (pardon my pun) smokescreen for other issues. In
the end, the complainant was found out and left the company.
David B. Dubin, PHR
Senior Curriculum Developer
Sage Software
727-579-1111 x 3356
david -dot- dubin -at- sage -dot- com
Your business in mind.
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Subject: OFF-TOPIC question about an office thing
The reason for my posting this to this forum is that most listmembers work
in offices. I don't; I work from a home office.
Perhaps someone here has some relevant experience with this kind of thing
and would be willing to share. Right now, I view this issue as being quite
rare and nearly unheard of. Yet, I may well be wrong.
My long-term girlfriend works as a manager in an office of a foundation
and a co-worker of lower rank has been complaining that her (my
girlfriend's) perfume makes her sick or nauseated. My girlfriend does not
wear heavy perfume. You can hardly tell that she's wearing any perfume at
all. Her perfume does not cause complaints from anyone else.
Is this kind of thing an issue in offices? Thanks for your wisdom.
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