As people head back into the office after years at home, those with smell disorders are struggling to handle a new wave of hideous smells. Some are wondering how they’ll be able to work at all.
CarrieAnn Young was passing the cafeteria at her job in early March when the smell hit her: roadkill.
The 27-year-old insurance claims adjuster stopped abruptly. Panic paralyzed her.
Young had been so excited to head back to the office that she hadn’t even thought of the one thing that would almost assuredly make the workplace a nightmare: her sense of smell.