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I have bad allergies this time of year and they cause me to sneeze and have a slight runny nose. I take medicine and try to sniffle as quietly as possible if I have to.
Anyways, my nearest coworker, who I rarely interact with, handed me a Kleenex box with a Post-It note on it that said "USE THIS". I said, "Thanks," but I couldn't figure out whether her giving me the box of Kleenex with a note was supposed to be a nice and helpful gesture or a passive-aggressive way of saying that she was annoyed by me. Either way, it made me feel awkward.
I have bad allergies this time of year and they cause me to sneeze and have a slight runny nose. I take medicine and try to sniffle as quietly as possible if I have to.
Anyways, my nearest coworker, who I rarely interact with, handed me a Kleenex box with a Post-It note on it that said "USE THIS". I said, "Thanks," but I couldn't figure out whether her giving me the box of Kleenex with a note was supposed to be a nice and helpful gesture or a passive-aggressive way of saying that she was annoyed by me. Either way, it made me feel awkward.
She's annoyed by your sniffling.
Take the hint and use the Kleenex.
I have to listen to coworkers hacking, coughing, clearing their throats, and snorting wet snot all day long. It's disgusting. DISGUSTING.
I have bad allergies this time of year and they cause me to sneeze and have a slight runny nose. I take medicine and try to sniffle as quietly as possible if I have to.
Anyways, my nearest coworker, who I rarely interact with, handed me a Kleenex box with a Post-It note on it that said "USE THIS". I said, "Thanks," but I couldn't figure out whether her giving me the box of Kleenex with a note was supposed to be a nice and helpful gesture or a passive-aggressive way of saying that she was annoyed by me. Either way, it made me feel awkward.
It sounds like you might be sniffing all day, instead of blowing it out. I'm sorry but I would do the same, that kind of thing will literally drive the people around you insane, I'm serious! Please use them.
Well, I try my best! My sniffles were subtle, I thought.
I've always found the sound of someone blowing their nose to be completely gross.
Apparently, you were wrong. The sound of someone constantly sniffling is very annoying to most people. In a cube farm, there is no such thing as "subtle" or quiet sniffling. Everyone hears it. Everyone is probably annoyed with you (some are probably really, really, really annoyed). Your colleague did you a favor. Use the tissues. And STOP SNIFFLING. It's annoying.
See thread about office pet peeves and the reference to snot-snorters.
But hey, at least she did it to your face and not via some cowardly anonymous act.
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