Should you be punished for wearing a scent to work?

We all have different feelings about smells and what we tolerate and what we don’t. Some people love a strong smell. They drench themselves in cologne before leaving the house, and that’s the way they like it. Others can’t stand even a scented lotion. Some of it is physiological. If you’re someone who suffers from headaches, or you have allergies, you might have an involuntary physical response to the scent of the folks around you. You can’t help it, and you need people to accommodate you. This isn’t too much to ask, especially in the workplace. You’re allowed to ask for a workplace that doesn’t trigger your sensitivities. But sometimes this is just a cover for petty drama, and you can help. 

That’s what was happening here, in this story between an employee and other folks in their workplace. They wore a signature scent, and other people in the office had a problem with that. So they did the respectful thing and stopped wearing it. It was a sign of goodwill between her and her coworkers. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the people you work with, even when you don’t want to. But the problem was, the complaints didn’t stop after she stopped wearing the perfume. She was left wondering whether it was petty workplace drama or whether something else was going on.