DEAR ABBY: My workplace, like many others, is “scent-free” because of the possibility that some employees might be chemically sensitive. We don’t know of anyone with sensitivities, but it’s company policy. I changed to using unscented laundry soap and stopped wearing perfume when the policy started.
The other day, a lady in my office came in and announced loudly that there was a “terrible perfume smell” in the corridor. After what I think was intrusive sniffing, she decided it was coming from me. I had showered that morning and the only things it could have been were my shampoo, hair ...