I can't believe how betrayed I feel by my coworkers. I have a grudge against lysol spray. It's a surface disinfectant that the supervisors insist on keeping in the bathrooms for "spot cleaning" (there have been repeated instances of blood smeared on the wall. disgusting, I know). Problem: folks keep using the stuff as air freshener after they poop. There's only one bathroom we have access to without the penalty of leaving the operations floor and for a significant period of time after anyone sprays that nasty stuff in the confined space, if I walk in the film coats my mouth and nose and I start coughing uncontrollably. I don't understand why this is allowed when we work in a fragrance free building. Apparently, toxic cleaners are ok when used innappropriately?

Anyways, I messaged the health and safety committee asking for everyone on the floor to be asked not to use the surface disinfectant as air freshener. Ideally for it to be removed from the bathrooms entirely and kept somewhere supervisors could get it when needed (cleaning staff carries their own supplies with them, they don't need it in there.) It's been weeks and obviously the head of the H&S commmittee is just ignoring the issue. So today I printed out a web page listing "The Dangers of Lysol Spray" and noted "NOT AIR FRESHENER" on the bottle. The piece of paper was ripped off, crumpled into the trash, and buried under paper towels by one of my coworkers. Why the anger? Why am I being so passive-aggressive? Honestly, I'm sick and tired of being unwittingly poisoned by my coworkers. Every time I've pointed out to an individual the listed uses of the Lysol spray they respond with an "OMG, I had no idea, I totally thought it was our air freshener" so clearly there's misinformation, why is it my job to make people understand when my health is at risk? Such a minor problem, and yet so very irritating.

So I'm either swinging into hypomania or just having an anxiety attack. I don't know. I feel like crap which sucks because today was a pretty good day over all. Until I started picking at things I know are trigger-ish/sore subjects. Plus I should have taken my medicine at 8:30 pm and I didn't until about half an hour ago so I'm waiting for it go into effect (affect? I can never remember).

I hate the way my brain works.

I think the only thin you can do is provide a different air freshener, Erin. Something you can tolerate, and maybe they'll use it instead of lysol?

erin,

that would get me absolutely irritated. any chance you can use another facility where people aren't so liberal in their use of lysol?

I would have hives after day 2.

Ooh, or other thought--steal the Lysol and put out some Clorox wipes instead. Then they can use those for cleaning, but can't for "air freshening"

Ugh erin, how aggravating, especially the tearing off the message.

That house is way too awesome, I would so want to live there!

Oh, which reminds me, Jilli if you are in the LA area this Halloween, there's a house in a nearby neighborhood that does the most amazing decorations, inside and out. The front of the house is done as an homage to the classic Hollywood horror films, the inside is an homage to the Haunted Mansion and the backyard is decorated to look like the bayou setting at the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Seriously awesome!

I think Meara wins it with the Clorox wipes.

Clorox wipes absolutely wins! I'll suggest that to the H&S committee, my supervisor, and admin/HR if they refuse to take any action. I know other air fresheners were denied before because of our "fragrance free" policy. I'm astonished that a substance so stinky you can TASTE it is somehow exempt. I don't really have another option for bathroom use, we're only allowed off the floor twice a day max and I pee more often than that.

if you have fragrance free, how can lysol be used at all?

askye, I'm so sorry. The brain is a tricksy beast indeed.

erin, Clorox wipes sound like a winner.

sj, that is one cute bebbeh. I want to kiss her little nose.

Have been sleeping on and off. Didn't have dinner. Should probably eat something, unfortunately am out of yogurt.