How do you tell someone they smell?
How do you tell someone they smell?
Author
Discussion

Antonio 82

Original Poster:

381 posts

230 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
My boss smells. Usually it's bearable, but today is much worse than it has ever been.

How do I politely and anonymously tell her to have a bath and wash her clothes properly???

A colleague has suggested leaving a can of Lynx on her desk.

Another has said complain to HR.

confused

JJCW

2,449 posts

210 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Setup anonymous hotmail address and send her a polite message suggesting more trips to the shower?

Los Palmas 7

29,908 posts

254 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Antonio 82 said:
leaving a can of Lynx on her desk.
Lynx, I believe, is designed more for chaps. I'd leave a can of Impulse.

Carfiend

3,186 posts

233 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Wear a Biohazard suit into work.

Neil_H

15,407 posts

275 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
On a Post-it note stuck to her desk:

"For fks sake, will you have a bath before coming to work you rancid bh? You smell like a week old runny turd."

Job done.

bigTee

5,546 posts

245 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
set her up a new screensaver while she is out to lunch.




Steamer

14,107 posts

237 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Los Palmas 7 said:
Antonio 82 said:
leaving a can of Lynx on her desk.
Lynx, I believe, is designed more for chaps. I'd leave a can of Impulse.
Indeed - but Lynx does also carry the unholiest of smells in it's range that could cover the smell of a rotting cart-horse...

...if someone says 'get some lynx' - you know you BO problems!!!

Plotloss

67,280 posts

294 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Would all those who smell nice please stand up.

Not so fast love...

bigTee

5,546 posts

245 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Plotloss said:
Would all those who smell nice please stand up.

Not so fast love...
laugh

Los Palmas 7

29,908 posts

254 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
We do a pretty physical job and even with the best antiperspirant/deodorant in the world, at the end of the working day even a well-groomed chap like me can get a bit whiffy. So we go home, have a shower and return to acceptability.

What gets me is the fact that there are blokes who turn up for work at 0500 on a Tuesday morning, after a weekend off, already stinking of BO.

How do they do that?

Carfiend

3,186 posts

233 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
By not having a shower?

Alfanatic

9,339 posts

243 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Hmm. Speak to HR, esp. if boss will at any time meet customers / clients. If they will not do anything about it, either approach boss about it directly but politely or just put up with it.

Antonio 82

Original Poster:

381 posts

230 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
bigTee said:
set her up a new screensaver while she is out to lunch.



laugh I like that!

But she always locks her laptop with a password frown

Lefty Guns

19,838 posts

226 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
It's funny, this was a scenario in a teamworking course I was on a while ago rolleyes

The course consisted of 4 brits, 2 dutch, a couple of malaysians and an amercian.

The Brits hummed and hawed over what to do, approached the subject very bashfully and felt very awkward about the situation.

The Malaysians refused to broach the subject and would put up with it.

The American tactfully approached the person and suggested they keep some deoderant in their desk.

The dutch couldn't believe anyone found it difficult to talk about and would tell the offending party "You stink".

The point of the the exercise was just to highlight how people from different cultures would approach a problem differently.

biglaugh got to love the dutchies for their directness.

Antonio 82

Original Poster:

381 posts

230 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Alfanatic said:
Hmm. Speak to HR, esp. if boss will at any time meet customers / clients. If they will not do anything about it, either approach boss about it directly but politely or just put up with it.
Luckily she doesn't see customers as we are upstairs in accounts. None of the guys from sales will venture into accounts today - it's that bad!

Los Palmas 7

29,908 posts

254 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Lefty Guns said:
Got to love the Dutchies for their directness.
Did you pass them on the left hand side?

Lefty Guns

19,838 posts

226 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Los Palmas 7 said:
Lefty Guns said:
Got to love the Dutchies for their directness.
Did you pass them on the left hand side?
confused

Gareth350

1,557 posts

203 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Just be honest & say when next to her
"Jesus! Someones knocking!" biggrin

Silverbullet767

11,036 posts

230 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Lefty Guns said:
Los Palmas 7 said:
Lefty Guns said:
Got to love the Dutchies for their directness.
Did you pass them on the left hand side?
confused
pass the dutchie to the left hand side, keep up at the back!

Lefty Guns

19,838 posts

226 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
quotequote all
Silverbullet767 said:
Lefty Guns said:
Los Palmas 7 said:
Lefty Guns said:
Got to love the Dutchies for their directness.
Did you pass them on the left hand side?
confused
pass the dutchie to the left hand side, keep up at the back!
FFS. Still confused. What the fk are you s talking about?! confusedlaugh