I don’t mind smokers in a philosophical sort of way. I’m a Libertarian, which means that I think other people should be allowed to commit suicide however they please, as long as it doesn’t inconvenience others or bring traffic to a grinding halt. Thank you, overpass jumpers, I AM talking about you.
I DO mind when I have to work in close quarters with smokers. Never mind the fact that with a barely-functioning immune system and a fairly delicate respiratory system I find the scent of smoke pretty irritating in more ways than one.
Seems like some of my local smokers attempt to find the most disgusting coffin nails that man has ever rolled to light up. They come in utterly redolent of noxious odors. If I came into the office reeking of a different but similarly nasty scent, perhaps of garbage or offal, I would be politely asked to go home and shower and change clothing.
I wish I could have a rule made to have all smokers spritz themselves with some fabric cleaner when they come back into the office. Oh, the smell of chemically cleaned offensiveness; there’s nothing quite like it in the world. I doubt this will occur as some of my managers enjoy a toke or two themselves. Granted, the managers appear to smoke a better brand of cancer stick that doesn’t disturb me quite as much.
I do enjoy an occasional clove cigarette (or cigarillo, as I suppose we must call them now since the government decided it was illegal to sell such pleasant-scented little delights to consenting adults); I smoke them whenever I feel self-destructive. I wake up the next day with a sore throat and lungs and a scratchy voice, which reminds me why I usually stick to alcohol.
What some of my coworkers smoke are not cloves; these are not cigars even, although some smell worse than others. This stinks almost as much as skunky ganja — again, something I’ve unhappily experienced on the clothing of other people. At this point I’m almost ready to explain to some of these people that a bullet is faster and gunpowder has a less obnoxious scent…
Ever had someone offend you with their odor? What was it, and how did you react?
