If you feel that your job stinks, there are ways to counteract the nasal assault. In fact, many companies are becoming increasingly concerned with indoor air quality, and they often view perfumes as part of the problem. Such employers are interested in keeping indoor air pollution to a minimum, not only from the standpoint of maintaining employee health, welfare, and satisfaction, but also from the standpoint of maintaining employee attendance and productivity. This is not just an issue for the employees who have a fragrance sensitivity, but rather for all of the employees.
You should meet with your boss and spell out the specific physical problems that the perfumes are causing for you and your associates, along with the many costs that accompany this matter. You should then indicate that you would like the boss to make a reasonable accommodation to deal with this situation, particularly in terms of limiting the use of fragrances at work. If your boss thumbs his or her nose at this request, then you should sniff things out at the next level of management.
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