How do you go about telling a co-worker...

[mikefromwa]

that they really stink?

theres this fat guy that sits like 15feet away from me, don, and he stinks like diseased rotting flesh. its not like body odor or normally stink that comes from people, its this sickening kitty-litter / dead pig sort of smell.

now, im normally blunt and upfront with people, but this guys really fat and im sure that he knows that he stinks...but its really bad today.

 

[Urinal Mint]

Send him an anonymous package with 2 items in it: deoderant, and cologne.

 

[AaronP]

just go above his head. having a stinky coworker is a form of nasal harassment.

 

[gittyup]

its this sickening kitty-litter / dead pig sort of smell.

That sounds horrible. Pop one of those stickups on his head..

 

[MrBond]

One day, while lounging around waiting for our material balances class to start, we saw a women on "To Tell The Truth" who ran listenhoney.com. For a fee, you could send a package anonymously with some hygene products (I know mouthwash was one of them) and a gentle note telling them of the problem.

 

[Viper GTS]

I was stuck in a cube with a guy like that a year ago. He stunk, his cube stunk, his chair stunk, etc, etc, etc. He was a nice enough guy, he just made it difficult to breathe within a 20 foot radius.

Finally he got fired because he also happened to be a lazy bastard. Apparently he cried as they were walking him out. Felt sorry for him, but that's what happens when you're supposed to be taking phone calls & you instead put yourself in idle & take walks around the building.

As far as letting your case know that he needs a bath... Tell your boss to take care of it.

Viper GTS

 

<< now, im normally blunt and upfront with people >>



What makes this any different?

 

[StormRider]

I hope he isn't one of those guys I read about that has a genetic problem -- they can't help smelling like dead fish. I really feel sorry for those people.

 

[skywhr]

Been there done that
Spray some lysol, talk to a supervisor
Tell them you would like to remain anonymous and let them know about the problem, its their job to deal with that crap not yours.

 

[viewton]

<< he stinks like diseased rotting flesh. its not like body odor or normally stink that comes from people, its this sickening kitty-litter / dead pig sort of smell. >>



uuuuuuuuuugh. that's nasty.

we had a guy that stunk, not like that though. when he was gone, we would poor air freshener down the inside of his cube walls. tons of it should help a bit.

 

[Tauren]

We had a guy here that smelled EXACTLY like your decription. They talked to him about it several times, but to no avail. He finally go fired for something else thank god!

I wouls suggest you talk to the other employees and then you each talk to his boss so that he/she understands it is a REAL problem.

 

[MrBond]

This all reminds me of a similar situation I had in college.

Having the only computer in the room, my roomate would often sit at my desk and use my PC. One day, I noticed a strange, sour smell coming from my pants (after about an hour of typing a paper). I thought, &quot;What in the hell...&quot; Febreezed them, and put on a different pair. Noticed it again about a week later, while at my pc. Finally figured out it was my chair. I febreezed it to death, and two weeks later, it was back. The smell would not go away. I swapped chairs with him, same thing. I knew it wasn't me, cause none of my chairs EVER smelled like that. It's permantly in the chair from what I can figure. I'm buying a compute chair next fall, and taking that one home and shampooing it 6-8 times before it comes back into my room (I'll be in the same room next year)

 

[purplehayes]

I used to work with a guy that was stinky and dirty. Shoot, we'd tell him he was stink and nasty to his face and it still didn't do any good. I gave him a ride home one day in my can and I made his stinkyself sit on a towel so he wouldn't get it on my upholstry.

Your cow-orker knows he stinks, you're not going to surprise him by telling him you think so, too.

PH

 

[Geekbabe]

If I were you I'd be careful with this one,approach your boss
about it but be diplomatic. The &quot;fat guy&quot; might have an illness
causing that rotting smell.

 

[mikefromwa]

i just asked my cube-mate about it, he says that stinky is wearing sandles today

oh my dear god, its his rotten feet that are stinking up my workplace...thats sick

 

[Urinal Mint]

Stinky wouldn't happen to be of Middle Eastern descent, would he?

 

[mikefromwa]

<< Your cow-orker knows he stinks, you're not going to surprise him by telling him you think so, too >>



actually thats what im thinking, im sure he knows...

 

[TuffGirl]

Here's a discreet way of telling him!

Just A Tip

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