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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
It would be like me going to a family gathering where many of the people are diabetic and not questioning what I was eating because artificial sweetener is my main migraine trigger and just eating away and getting pissed off when I got one because the banana pudding I grabbed was made with equal, not sugar.
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Except that you can still participate in the family gathering and avoid the sweetener. She can't participate at work and avoid the smoke. Also, artificial sweetener isn't universally recognized as a carcinogen.
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I just think there was responsibility on both sides here and its not fair to expect what is a "standard" in that office to be changed just because a new person came in without knowledge she should have gotten of her working environment.
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I do agree that we are ultimately responsible for our own health. It sounds like she has taken responsible action to ensure her health.
While smoking may have been allowed before she arrived, it's not clear to me that it is a "standard" in the same way that it might be in a bar. It wouldn't at all be on my mind in applying for a job.