Allergies/Sensitivities - The Social Responsibility?

Medusa · 01-10-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

So I have a question: if the smell of food is making her sick, what does she eat?

I realize how sensitive odour allergies can be but I have to say this is a first. I would suggest to management that perhaps telecommuting might be a better option for this employee so that they can better control their work environment (i.e., home) if it is that extreme.

Ha! Good point! I get that sometimes people heat up really odorous things in the microwave and that it can sometimes be really foul (hello! fish in curry sauce!) but I gotta say that she seems to be sensitive to even the "smell" of hot tea. It was suggested to her to just work from home all the time and her reponse was that she wanted an office so that she could shut her door.

We'll see where it goes!

Rockinonahigh · 01-10-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

Ha! Good point! I get that sometimes people heat up really odorous things in the microwave and that it can sometimes be really foul (hello! fish in curry sauce!) but I gotta say that she seems to be sensitive to even the "smell" of hot tea. It was suggested to her to just work from home all the time and her reponse was that she wanted an office so that she could shut her door.

We'll see where it goes!

I wonder how sje would feel in wearing a mask or something that covers the smell of food...but if hot tea bothers her I wonder if she is looing for atention or exagurateing the allergies...she could close her office door.

Rockinonahigh · 01-10-2012, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I wonder how sje would feel in wearing a mask or something that covers the smell of food...but if hot tea bothers her I wonder if she is looing for atention or exagurateing the allergies...she could close her office door.

OOOppps,pain pills are causeing more typos than useal, sorry.

Linus · 01-10-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

Ha! Good point! I get that sometimes people heat up really odorous things in the microwave and that it can sometimes be really foul (hello! fish in curry sauce!) but I gotta say that she seems to be sensitive to even the "smell" of hot tea. It was suggested to her to just work from home all the time and her reponse was that she wanted an office so that she could shut her door.

We'll see where it goes!

Could she being going beyond what she is actually experiencing just to get an office?

Corkey · 01-10-2012, 04:10 PM

Sounds psychosomatic to me.... But then I don't know her LOL

1QuirkyKiwi · 01-10-2012, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

Could she being going beyond what she is actually experiencing just to get an office?

I was going to ask this, too! LOL!

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