It happens to Migraineurs again and again - we go to work and the people around us wear perfumes or strong scented deodorants or lotions or aftershaves. Their scents trigger Migraines, and we can't work. We have to go home, use our sick leave, maybe our pay is docked. Our work performance suffers, our budget suffers. If we complain to our employer, we are often told to put up with it. Or we are told that the employer cannot restrict the other worker's freedom to wear the scents, or...
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