Ok Allergy sufferers

[smts (Premo)]

and non allergy sufferers. What would you do? I have what I will call an intern at work. She must have allergies because she can't be sick this long. She has a horrible "habit" of sniffling (don't mean to be gross) her snot all day long, 8 hours a day, I would almost say once every other minute or so. I say "habit" because she also cracks her knuckles all day long. Do people not know how to blow their nose? I do not work in an environment that I can ask her to leave. It's gotten to the point where I can not stand to be around it. She does the same thing when she is with my coworkers. Would you find it rude or offensive to say something? I work in patient care and I have had several mention that they hope she is not sick and exposing them to something. Do I tell her to blow her nose, hand her tissues, offer her allergy meds?

[RoseRed (Premo)]

I'm allergic to kiwi fruit.

[Nickel]

Is it really cold where you work? That's the only other reason for continuous sniffles (aside from cocaine use ) I can think of off the top of my head. Maybe mention that you've noticed her sniffling a lot and ask if she feels okay.

[somdfunguy]

Take her aside and talk about it

[afjess1989]

I sniffle all the time but thats because i cant blow my nose. When i do nothing comes out because it is so swollen inside that it just drains down my throat. Ive been living with a stuffy nose for years i never get a "clear" day. So maybe she does have medical issue.

[Rt235]

Originally Posted by smts

and non allergy sufferers. What would you do? I have what I will call an intern at work. She must have allergies because she can't be sick this long. She has a horrible "habit" of sniffling (don't mean to be gross) her snot all day long, 8 hours a day, I would almost say once every other minute or so. I say "habit" because she also cracks her knuckles all day long. Do people not know how to blow their nose? I do not work in an environment that I can ask her to leave. It's gotten to the point where I can not stand to be around it. She does the same thing when she is with my coworkers. Would you find it rude or offensive to say something? I work in patient care and I have had several mention that they hope she is not sick and exposing them to something. Do I tell her to blow her nose, hand her tissues, offer her allergy meds?

You answered your own question.
Give her a tissue, tell her to blow her nose and wash her hands afterwards.
It is not rude, it is the "healthy" thing to do!!!


(But please do it in private as not to embarrass her.)

[drivingdaisy]

If she has a deviated septum or something similar it might actually be hard for her to blow her nose. Hopefully it is just allergies. My husband takes an allergy pill and is fine so no sniffles etc UNLESS he meets up with a cat then he is miserable for days. Maybe just ask her if she feels alright. Maybe that will lead to a convo where you can see if she has allergies and if she takes meds for them. If she's not maybe you could suggest she sees an allergist. I don't have allergies, but is there a lot of outside things to be allergic to this time of year? My hubby feels bad through spring, but usually that's it.

[smts (Premo)]

I Thank you all for the advice. Turns out I wasn't the only one having issues with her. My higher up's asked her not to return. Didn't quite get the whole reasoning yet but was told today she won't be returning.

[bcp (Premo)]

Is she cute?
many times, a sudden unexpected shot of protein based matter can help ease the symptoms of various allergies.

[smts (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bcp

Is she cute?
many times, a sudden unexpected shot of protein based matter can help ease the symptoms of various allergies.

remember when mom always said, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"? I think this advice applies to this question!