Summer - sights and SMELLS...

**Colapop** · 21st November 2006, 12:46

Ahhh… a sunny summery day. It makes you want to inhale the warmth and freshness that is the sun after what has been a dreary winter. Looking wistfully towards to window seeing the sun streaming in is almost too much to bear, until you realise the reason why is it's almost too much. With the warmer temperatures of summer come the usual pro's - long summer evenings, BBQ's, beaches, beers, and of course more time to ride. The other side of the coin is being stuck in the office all day long only being able to see the summer

. What's worse is the guy (or girl) who sits in relatively close proximity to you. You might say "That's not so bad my workmates are good sorts" Spare a thought for those of us that have to be incarcerated with the boors, the assholes (USA) and the unclean. I have to work with one such as has been mentioned. These days it is against company policy to discriminate against those less fortunate, so tell me then, how do I tell this guy that he is not funny, is not very intelligent and he smells.

Although I have tried to illicit some humour I with the manner I have written this, it is a serious question. How do you tell someone they smell (badly enough so that it is noticeable when he is within 5m) That is the worst of his faults. It is especially bad after he has a few beers at lunch (every day).

My nose hurts when I wear a clothes peg.

**MSTRS:Me** · 21st November 2006, 12:49

Ya big softy! Carn ye noo jist teel 'im?

**dnos** · 21st November 2006, 12:50

I would try the deodourant first off.
And then when that doesn't work tell him straight.
You obviously don't like the guy so don't need to worry about ruining your budding friendship.

**Dilligaf** · 21st November 2006, 12:51

My hubby has had to do this a number of times with his job.... never easy but seriously, he reckons most are genuinely unaware of their offensive odour. So I would have voted for tell him yourself... but would word it a little nicer eh? You do have to still work with him after....

**Joni** · 21st November 2006, 12:53

I could not help but giggile when I read this... sorry

Seriously tho, how bad does he smell? If its over the top hectic, then something needs to be done.

I can remeber when I was still in AKL there was this guy who stank the entire office out, the funny things is he had no clue, and would sit in meetings with his arms in the air

... eventually (after a few of us complained) our boss called him in and politely asked him to do something about it...

b.o.... eeewww not my favourite.

Now a man who smells like 212 for men... thats falls on the opposite side of the spectrum

**Drum** · 21st November 2006, 12:56

I remember we had a secretary who used to hate the smell of asian food. She would stand over them at the smoko table spraying the air freshener all over them and their food till they got the message!

**Lissa** · 21st November 2006, 13:00

hehehe ... some guys just have NO IDEA they stink, he has to be told! .. I'd leave deordourant on his desk, while hes out to lunch, so he has no idea who put it there... But if hes a good sort, just tell him over a beer sometime...

**Joni** · 21st November 2006, 13:02

Originally Posted by Lissa

I'd leave deordourant on his desk, while hes out to lunch, so he has no idea who put it there...

and leave it with a printed note... you stink mate, here's something to help...

poor bugger!

**Fishy** · 21st November 2006, 13:02

Oh man, there is a large chick in our warehouse who use to stink so bad that it would make people dry wretch whenever she came within about 5m.

I used to walk past her with a vicks inhaler stuck up each nostril but she still didn't take the hint.

I went and spoke to her boss about it and told him the problem, he ended up getting another female at work to talk to her about personal hygiene.

She burst into tears and took off home and didn't return for about a week. Now she wears deodourent.

**The_Dover** · 21st November 2006, 13:05

my only problem would be the smell of beer all afternoon.

i'd have to sneak a six pack under my desk.

**skelstar** · 21st November 2006, 13:16

Send around an email to everyone (except him) that says "happy hour on friday because you don't smell bad".

**Lissa** · 21st November 2006, 13:24

Originally Posted by Joni

and leave it with a printed note... you stink mate, here's something to help...

poor bugger!

Well true... no note that would be cruel. You could do that office $5 pressie thing, and someone wrap up the deorderant and give it too him... Really thinkiing about it, there is no nice way of telling someone they stink.

**Pex Adams** · 21st November 2006, 13:34

Originally Posted by skelstar

Send around an email to everyone (except him) that says "happy hour on friday because you don't smell bad".

Thats mean - Is that why I wasn't invited to your house warming

?

**Colapop** · 21st November 2006, 13:42

There are extenuating circumstances to this issue. As I stated earlier he is not only smelly but is also boorish and ignorant. In short he's a complete f*ckwit. You know the guy who insinuates his way into any conversation, who trys to suck up to anyone he thinks will "be his friend" and is an asshole (USA) to those he thinks are beneath him. I've spoken to him about his attitude before and he hasn't understood that to work with me he should at least be polite. He wonders why I ignore him. Unfortunately smell is somethats hard to ignore. Even when I turn on the fan next to me when he comes over (it's that bad)

**DMNTD:Me** · 21st November 2006, 13:44

Col,harden up and tell the dude he smells....end of story.
If he takes issue with it and says he's offended by your statement tell him, "good,so know you know how we all feel".
Outdoors is one thing...in an office there's no need for it to smell like an orrifice!