Does anyone work in an office where someone insists on burning incense?

I do.

No one has said anything but I am sure several people despise the smell as much as I do, it's not even really scented like anything nice, it just smells like a f***ing coal mine. I even got a little headache from it today.

This person also has an annoying ring tone and says 'chow' a lot. Yes it is a woman.

What are my options here....

Be glad it's incense and not incest. Approaching the person can always be hard, maybe just talk to management about it?

tell HR or HSE

Send an anonymous letter to the manager and say it is a Work place health and safety issue to have incense burning because it can be an irritant for people.

nf's guide to office conflict:

WHAT THE f*** ARE YOU SMOKING YOU f***ING MORON

you've let the other person know how you feel, its then up to them to respond to that. i guarantee results.

when this person goes home start a fire where she burns the incence then go work for a real company that wont put up with that s***

incense is the s***test thing on the planet, no way would i stand for it at my work

Health hazard. Fire and Air Partials.

Ask them, nicely, to stop. Quit being such a pussy.

Incense at work is wrong on so many levels.

My hot tip is sign up to a Hotmail account and then send them this link:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/08/26/2346562.htm

everything is f***in linked to cancer these days..

put a USB fan on your desk, facing directly towards that person

cover her in petrol!!!

or tell HR...

or do what NF said...

At a stretch you might be able to link it to workplace smoking laws.

haha people can seriously set s*** on fire indoors where you work?

are you a f***ing glass blower?

yer dont u have smoke alarms n s***?

what is it you do?

the person probably smoke alot of pot insense is a wonderful mask for just about anything

take a dump on her chair? this should be obvious

then light it on fire

then eat it.

then post pics

and bake a cake

sue them

and then celebrate at wendys or taco bell!

they should be put in a world of hurt. steal their stapler.

put their stapler in jelly!

Encase their hole-punch in Jelly

then listen to Sonny J - Cant Stop Movin

Create an accidental fire from the incense candle.

Create an accidental fire from the incense candle.

+1, genius

"Ok, so I brought some petrol into work. How was I supposed to know Carol was burning incense? Is that even legal?"

replace the incense with sparklers

replace the incense with sparklers

Best idea so far.

we all expect a follow up to this thread too btw

with pics

replace the incense with sparklers

Haha, that's awesome, do that!

So have you manned up and told them to stop yet?
If not, do the Sparklers thing, and record Video.

Pretty sure anyone with even half a brain will notice the difference between an incense stick with a sparkler...

Walk up and pour water on it

But could always accidently prove it a fire hazard by "placing" some papers on her desk ;)

would have thought it would be some work health and safety breach. ask them to stop, if they dont think take it to a higher up.

i like infi's passive aggressive approach

in typical office style either escalate it to management or talk about them behind their back. at all costs do not man up and confront the person

It definitely is a WH&S breach. Man up, man.

We had someone try to burn oils in our office once... that was silly. Do you have a WHSO? They should have stopped it as soon as it started..
Raise a hazard ID.

Walk up and pour water on it

f*** water, fire-extinguisher ftw

We don't have WH&S or anything like that here, we don't really do policies, so it's probably allowed. She is actually the one in charge of procedures, operations, accounting, reception, buying the milk and stationary, the toilet key, and human resources. So I do not want to f*** with someone that has so much power.

last edited by thermite at 13:03:15 23/Dec/08

be subtle.

set off the fire alarm every time she lights on.

Develop Asthma
or as anericans call it .. AZma
Take a puffer to work and explain that you think the incense is affecting your Asthma.

Next thing you will be complaining that she is eating a wasteful amount of meat..... stop being such a meek f*** and ask her nicely. If she gets all pissed off, punch her in the tit and be done with it.

1. Purchase an oil projector, some dream catchers, a couple of dozen sets of Tibetan prayer rugs, one or two lava lamps and some tie-dyed fabric to drape over chairs and desks.

2. Obtain some some high quality hash oil (or alternatively make some potent marijuana butter). Then add to your favourite recipe eg. cookies or brownies.

3. Get into work early and decorate you workplace with the items listed above. Be creative. It may be prudent to scatter some cushions and even a beanbag or two around. Set up the laced snacks in the lunchroom. If possible a radio cassette recorder with some Tabla Essentials or Jefferson Airplane on hand will set the mood nicely.

3. Invite your colleagues to sample some of your tasty snacks.

4. By morning tea time your freak out party will be in full swing. The incense will now be simply part of the overall effect and probably add to the atmosphere rather than being such a nuisance.

1. Purchase an oil projector, some dream catchers, a couple of dozen sets of Tibetan prayer rugs, one or two lava lamps and some tie-dyed fabric to drape over chairs and desks.

2. Obtain some some high quality hash oil (or alternatively make some potent marijuana butter). Then add to your favourite recipe eg. cookies or brownies.

3. Get into work early and decorate you workplace with the items listed above. Be creative. It may be prudent to scatter some cushions and even a beanbag or two around. Set up the laced snacks in the lunchroom. If possible a radio cassette recorder with some Tabla Essentials or Jefferson Airplane on hand will set the mood nicely.

3. Invite your colleagues to sample some of your tasty snacks.

4. By morning tea time your freak out party will be in full swing. The incense will now be simply part of the overall effect and probably add to the atmosphere rather than being such a nuisance.

ROFLMAO. You had me and my mate crying with laughter

we don't really do policies,

So that means Anthrax is allowed. I'll leave the rest up to you.

ahaha love your work vege!