I myself would find that an intolerable work situation. Chemical
smells, along with colognes and perfumes, can make me totally sick.

Here's an interesting story for you. When my office was located next to
a container manufacturer (Ball), sometimes some truly noxious fumes
would waft over into our offices. Many employees (not just me!) would
get terrible headaches, and often I would just leave because of the
level of discomfort. However, the really interesting thing is that
SOMETIMES my tattoos would rise up like welts on my skin!! It was the
weirdest thing EVER! So, it would be like my tattoos were embossed on
my body, and I had to go home and get away from the chemicals and
usually apply Cortaid cream in order to have my skin go back to normal.

Anyway, back to your problem. Is this job something you could do
remotely, once you were familiar with the work?

Shannon :-)


--- Mircea Pauca <mircea.pauca@...> wrote:
> Reluctantly, I started again seeking jobs that may fit.
> I've found one that would seem less bad than others
> (business statistics for controlling)
> BUT it's in a new steel&glass building and the
> interior smells quite strongly of plastic chemicals.
> So I wonder if it's wise to try it here, staying
> 8 or more hours every day... if it's really harmful,
> or only my subjective discomfort... if there's any
> "reasonable accomodation" to ask, or something
> that would benefit others too.
>
> Thank you for thinking about this,
> Mircea Pauca, Bucuresti, Romania
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