145The Rosebush Cometh
A public-relations man who often breezed through a newspaper office to pitch stories about his clients, was more noteworthy for his cologne than his ideas. The liberally applied cologne announced his arrival and unfortunately didn’t depart until long after he had. The cologne generated a lot of discussion after he left, but no one worked up the nerve to ask him to tone down the dreadful scent.
Overly citrused, lilaced, or rosed people are weapons of mass distraction in the workplace. They, however, are often the last to know the maddening effects of their cologne or perfumes. Scents today are stronger because their creators want them to linger. So a little bit goes a long way. Too many people fail to realize that.
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