Pistonhead help / advise needed ..Smelly worker
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Pistonhead people your HELP is needed, Any advise is welcome.... Here is the problem my wife works @ a place in essex & there is a person there that has a BAD BO problem when i say bad its an understatment ! i went in a while ago & gagged and had to come out it was that bad. so today i came up with a plan as her work managment dont want to deal with it, its over to you lot to help out apart from the obvious air freshener (which wont over power it) how do we deal with it ?
I reckon a SUMO wrestlers jock strap smells better ( mabe someone can tell us the smell ? )
Im posting this as a bit of banter !!
And i feel HELP is needed before the summer gets here "I dread to think what its like then let alone downstairs ! Hey lets not go there as im gagging just typing this
Im not saying weather its FEMALE or male as i dont want to get the mrs in trouble
I reckon a SUMO wrestlers jock strap smells better ( mabe someone can tell us the smell ? )
Im posting this as a bit of banter !!
And i feel HELP is needed before the summer gets here "I dread to think what its like then let alone downstairs ! Hey lets not go there as im gagging just typing this
Im not saying weather its FEMALE or male as i dont want to get the mrs in trouble
- *JUST TO UPDATE THIS STORY MAYBE FICTIONAL*** lol
Edited by JRM Rossi on Wednesday 26th January 22:03
An anonymous and definitely courteous note or letter informing them.
The anonymous bit is important so she cannot blame or accuse which may cause a bigger rift in the office. Even better if nobody else in the office knows that the letter is being sent, then the heffer can deal with it herself with minimal fear of embarassment from office social pressure. Assuming she has some decency and actually isn't aware of her stench she should be thankful of being told in a manner that is of small social embarassment.
The anonymous bit is important so she cannot blame or accuse which may cause a bigger rift in the office. Even better if nobody else in the office knows that the letter is being sent, then the heffer can deal with it herself with minimal fear of embarassment from office social pressure. Assuming she has some decency and actually isn't aware of her stench she should be thankful of being told in a manner that is of small social embarassment.
We have similar issues.
You may not be saying male or female - but its the latter I guess.
Mostly you can get away with it for blokes - just tell them and take the p... - for us its factory lads who are doing physical work. May be a bit more awkward in an office.
The problem is when its a lady. And ours varies between feet (sandals - happens to me sometimes) and minge - both on same girl. Shoes can be tackled, but how do you deal with the other !
We have got as far as walking around with air freshener and complaining about a strange smell in the air. Sometimes she realises and tries to hide it with cheap perfume - roll out the air freshener again.
Everyone needs soap on a rope for Xmas.
You may not be saying male or female - but its the latter I guess.
Mostly you can get away with it for blokes - just tell them and take the p... - for us its factory lads who are doing physical work. May be a bit more awkward in an office.
The problem is when its a lady. And ours varies between feet (sandals - happens to me sometimes) and minge - both on same girl. Shoes can be tackled, but how do you deal with the other !
We have got as far as walking around with air freshener and complaining about a strange smell in the air. Sometimes she realises and tries to hide it with cheap perfume - roll out the air freshener again.
Everyone needs soap on a rope for Xmas.
An anonymous letter saying:
"Seriously, you need to wash at least once a day. It may be a hormone thing,or it may just be that your personal hygeine leaves a lot to be desired, but you smell worse than a 4 day old roadkill badger in the height of summer.
Oh and when it does get to summer, for f
ks sake use a bit of femfresh.
You will, I'm sure appreciate that this letter is confidential as well as annonymous, this is to protect us both.
Regards
Anne on a Mouse"
That should do it.
"Seriously, you need to wash at least once a day. It may be a hormone thing,or it may just be that your personal hygeine leaves a lot to be desired, but you smell worse than a 4 day old roadkill badger in the height of summer.
Oh and when it does get to summer, for f
ks sake use a bit of femfresh.You will, I'm sure appreciate that this letter is confidential as well as annonymous, this is to protect us both.
Regards
Anne on a Mouse"
That should do it.
Be careful. This could be mistaken for workplace bullying and leave the company open to legal action. The company wont take kindly to the person who started this, either- if it did go to an employemnt tribunal, that could be considered gross misconduct on your partner.
You have to respect the chain of command- approach their line manager and say this problem is affecting theirs (and others??) work performance, and can they have a quiet word
The manager having a quiet, subtle word is the only way forward.
You have to respect the chain of command- approach their line manager and say this problem is affecting theirs (and others??) work performance, and can they have a quiet word
The manager having a quiet, subtle word is the only way forward.
It's a minefield, but the Management can't ignore it, and it's not up to the staff to deal with it, as that could open up a can of worms re potential bullying etc.
If more than your wife is being affected by it, get a joint complaint raised, but rather than saying it in crude terms, just say that the issue is affecting morale, and you are all concerned, could the Management please do something?
As a new young manager I got landed with this issue, it was a guy working 12 hours shifts in the summer who would wear the same shirt all week, after a couple of days he smelled like the local tomcats had pissed all over him.
A quiet word in his ear in private saying I had noticed and just to suggest a more frequent change of clothes did the trick, the guy had no idea that there was a problem.
It turned out that his workmates had been complaining for years, and the guy was being laughed at behind his back, the Management had been to afraid to bring up the subject, which was crazy for all concerned.
As a wise man once told me 'if all else failed try honesty'!
If more than your wife is being affected by it, get a joint complaint raised, but rather than saying it in crude terms, just say that the issue is affecting morale, and you are all concerned, could the Management please do something?
As a new young manager I got landed with this issue, it was a guy working 12 hours shifts in the summer who would wear the same shirt all week, after a couple of days he smelled like the local tomcats had pissed all over him.
A quiet word in his ear in private saying I had noticed and just to suggest a more frequent change of clothes did the trick, the guy had no idea that there was a problem.
It turned out that his workmates had been complaining for years, and the guy was being laughed at behind his back, the Management had been to afraid to bring up the subject, which was crazy for all concerned.
As a wise man once told me 'if all else failed try honesty'!
Here's a handy guide from another similar situation...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Perhaps there should be a sticky on smelly coworkers?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Perhaps there should be a sticky on smelly coworkers?
Although i can't help the team I work on had a similar situation just over a year ago, we'd mentioned to our manager and assistant manager that the BO smell was becoming strong and they agreed so the assistant manager said he could deal with it.
Now I knew the assistant manager (i won't use real name so lets call him Al) well we worked together in a previous company and were good friends so I knew that when he said deal with it it would be an interesting moment considering he looks like a real life mario from the mario brothers just adds to the mayhem of his life
.
Little did i realise how openly he'd sort it out, at the end of the day when we were all about to leave Al said to the guy that was whiffy "Mike* do you have any spare deodrant?"
Mike said "yeah sure!, you need to borrow it?"
Al said "No mike the team mentioned you're a bit smelly would you mind using some of your spare deodrant",
Well to say there was stunned silence was an understatement i reckon the vacuum of space was louder than that moment!, all we could do is just stare at each other mouths aghast eventually after what felt like a lifetime we all just shuffled out quietly.
Thankfully after that the smell never returned!.
Now I knew the assistant manager (i won't use real name so lets call him Al) well we worked together in a previous company and were good friends so I knew that when he said deal with it it would be an interesting moment considering he looks like a real life mario from the mario brothers just adds to the mayhem of his life
.Little did i realise how openly he'd sort it out, at the end of the day when we were all about to leave Al said to the guy that was whiffy "Mike* do you have any spare deodrant?"
Mike said "yeah sure!, you need to borrow it?"
Al said "No mike the team mentioned you're a bit smelly would you mind using some of your spare deodrant"
,Well to say there was stunned silence was an understatement i reckon the vacuum of space was louder than that moment!, all we could do is just stare at each other mouths aghast eventually after what felt like a lifetime we all just shuffled out quietly.
Thankfully after that the smell never returned!.
- mike isn't his real name.
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