April 14, 2026 at 7:55 pm

An Employee Wore Some New Perfume To Work, But A Coworker Told Her The Smell Makes Her Sick

by Matthew Gilligan

woman putting on perfume

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Different people have different reactions to perfumes.

And a person can be playing with fire if they decide to put on a scent before heading to work.

Check out what happened when this woman decided to wear an unusual perfume to work.

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AITA for using my new perfume?

“I (F18) work in a theater and have a lot of colleagues, who I have a good relationship with. This year, we got a few more people to be on our team, and I don’t know them that well yet.

I got a new perfume from my grandmother for Christmas and I love it. The perfume is caramel scented (one of my favorite scents).

One day I got to work and it was hot outside, so I used the perfume when I got inside. (It was only me and my colleague there.)

Not everyone was a fan of this fragrance.

When I out it back into my bag, she asked me if I sprayed myself with something and I told her yes, with my perfume.

She then proceeded to get mad at me for using it, because it make her nauseous.

I didn’t know what to say to that… like do I apologize for using it?

I don’t know what to think, since I don’t think it’s my fault, but I told some of my friends and they didn’t say I wasn’t at fault here.

I’m just confused now.

What’s the next move here…?

Should I stop using it when I’m going to work and she’s there too? Do I just ignore it? I obviously don’t want to make her uncomfortable or anything, but I also very much love my perfume.

AITA for using it?”

Reddit users spoke up.

This person shared their thoughts.

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Another Reddit user had a lot to say.

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This person said she’s to blame.

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Another reader spoke up.

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And this individual shared their thoughts.

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One bad smell in an office can lead to a lot of hard feelings…

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