[MissTed]

They took the view that they were entitled to wear deodorant, use soap and wear perfumes, and in profane terms, they told him to mind his own business,

Gasp - the nerve of some people!!

[Responsibility2nd]

This stinks!

[FourPeas]

To compensate for the negative balance in his sick leave, Mr. Juba was allowed to work overtime, which could then be exchanged for additional sick leave credits. Mr. Juba worked the overtime but then chose pay instead.

Ooops. Sounds like the guy agreed to one remedy then changed his mind.

[misharu]

I suffer from the same thing and my employers over the years have done nothing. And if you think it is psychosomatic, let me tell my symptoms:

Within seconds of smelling the perfume or hand lotion, my nose starts burning. Then my lips and throat start burning. I then lose my voice because my throat feels raw. In extreme cases, I can even taste the perfume or lotion.

So yes, it stinks and also sucks. I am glad that I now work with people who are compassionate enough not to drown in perfume or use lotion that bothers me.

[End Times Sentinel]

I hate the smell of hard work.

[Marie]

He didn’t want people to wear deodorant???

If he were as scent sensitive as he claims, he’d be *insisting* that people wear deodorant.

I have a very bad nose. My sense of smell is greatly diminished.

But I can smell BO from a mile away.

[Windflier]

I stopped using scents and fragrances sometime in the mid 70s. After not being exposed to them daily for some time, I noticed that I’d become very sensitive to them.

So sensitive, in fact, that a trip down the detergent aisle in the grocery store would nearly suffocate me, and I could be driven from a room by someone’s cologne or perfume.

That said, I never once thought of taking a “sick” day because of it. Sounds to me like someone’s trying to milk the system.

[CSM]

Who could have seen this coming?

[LearsFool]

I have a very sensitive nose, and I like it when women wear perfume. They smell very nice.

[chris_bdba]

Sorry but they have not been able to conclude that scents really do what people say they do in reasearch and have pretty much come to the conclusion that those who complain really do not have any problem other than they like to complain.....