Working with people who smell

You could just print something off and leave it on her desk without her knowing who has left it.

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An old housemate of mine would shower maybe once every 2 months. You ended up having to prepare yourself if he entered the room, a couple of times I got caught off guard and nearly threw up (no exaggeration).

I wish I'd had a boss to complain to :(
 
I used to manage a shop where one of the drivers was like a human compost heap. The store owner and his gf who was the HR manager for the company both laughed at me when he gave me the order to 'tell that driver he smells'

I then turned to the owners gf and instructed her to do it as she was HR manger.

She soon stopped laughing :D
 
A guy i occasionally talk to in work has breath that stinks of ****.
I wonder when he will realise i keep looking in the random directions when he opens his mouth.

Foul breath and severe body odour must be noticeable to them.
 
Definitely report it to your manager, when I had to work in an office there was a really smelly guy. After I reported it they must have said something to him because within a few days he'd solved his smell problem :p
 
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One of the guys that works for me can smell really bad at times.

I had to tell him that he has to take a shower every day before coming to work.
 
what's really nasty is the person that comes from a smokers house has smoked all the way in in their can then drinks just coffee all day and pops out every 1/2 hour for a nicotine top up then wants to 'chat'

can only be topped by all the above and then add stinking dogs ergh
 
Belmit said:
Await Christmas. Bribe people to get her as your Secret Santa recipient. Send appropriately scathing amount of personal hygiene products.

'Til then, wear a snorkel with a hosepipe trailing into the car park.
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I would suggest NOT doing this!

A friend of mine did a similar thing but buying a toothbrush for a guy who's breath stunk and had green teeth.

He complained, the guy who bought it had to own up and he got a warning.
 
Gilly said:
Report it. That's a part of your manager's job.

They should be trained in how to deal with challenging conversations.
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Spray loads of fabreze into the aircon unit so it gets carried downwind, and therefore coats her, will help with the smell and also clean her up a bit.
Loads of it, every day for a week, it'll even shift stubborn unwashed fat girl smells.
 
Actually we faced this EXACT same situation in our office. Now just to clear this up - the dude who *used* to smell is cool...hes not a moron and its not like hes unpleasant or anything. But yea..he had NO idea he stunk. And I mean...stunk. We had to hold our breath.

Someone told our manager. Poor thing I felt sorry for her but she did her job..took him out for a private meeting.

He doesnt smell anymore!! We can all actually hang out now and chat etc.
 
I'd echo the comments that it's unlikely the person that smells has any idea. If she's surrounded by it 24/7 she'll be used to it. The manager, as awkward as the conversation will be should sort it for you.
 
We had a bloke this year come over from Tanzania, he was the worst smelling man I have ever had the misfortune to get a whiff of, and sharing a changing room was not a pleasant experience. Probably not his fault coming from such a poor background, but a number of people complained to the manager because of it.

Anyway the manager had a word with the bloke who was representing him and he was politely given some advice on how to wash himself etc..

Anyway he was more pleased to be told about it than if we let him carry on like that with people staring etc.... Maybe the lady will thank the manager for bringing it to her attention? (probably not going to be all that happy though)
 
Years ago one of the fellas I worked with was never the cleanest bloke in the world. Then he really seemed to go downhill. Turned out his wife had left him (probably got fed up of the minger) and he didn't even know how to work the washing machine, so he was just circulating his shirts/pants/socks for weeks on end. Some people are just too wierd.

I couldn't go to work without having a shower. Wakes you up and gets rid of bed head.
 
If there is one thing that I can't stand at school/work its smelly people.

If it is a one off then ok fair enough i.e dog poo on shoe.

I seriously cannot put up with bad smells.
 
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