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Sometimes we learn a bit too late what's expected. Birgit is exercising her position as top hen over the new chick. Rude? Yea, but that's the corporate world.( It's her way of making sure SHE stays and you go after the internship is over) As a smoker, I would never do that and have asked others if they minded.
But as a citizen in a place where smoking is the norm and migraines are the result, I think it would have been prudent to ask what the smoking policy is just as you would ask what the dress code is or the hours are.
If this is part of your degree work, you can go to your student laison or dean and find out what other options might be available. New students might be willing to trade positions or internships.
One final idea may be to get yourself an ionizer for your desk. It won't get rid of all the smoke floating, but it will help a lot. Oh, and hand Birgit an altoids once in a while. Nothing confuses the hell out of rudeness more than absolute kindness.
But, the more you try to go up against her, the worse you make it for yourself and everyone else because it's pretty obvious she is not going to budge.
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Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.
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