confide in her that you can smell her B.O. and that you thought she'd like to know about it.

Efan said:

johnart said:

I remember one of my great-uncles had a colostomy bag due to colon cancer and he always was dowsed in cologne. I don't know if that was just his own self-consciousness or if there is actually a detectable smell if you have one.

Some conditions could cause uncontrollable/or hard to control flatullance.

Other than that all I know of is Nasty-sitis.

See, colostomy bag is what I thought of, too. But in this day and age, don't you think they would have come up with a very hygienic one? I hope to God and Cher that I never, ever have to find out the answer to that question, but I would assume that technological breakthroughs would allow us to invent a colostomy bag that doesn't reek.

I mean, somehow Cinnabon finds a way to pipe their delicious aroma all the way through the whole mall. So I know the technology to produce pleasant smells exists.

They should make a pill that lets you choose the odor of your bodily functions.

FauxReal said:

You could leave this on her desk. Leave one for everyone in fact. Then there's no discrimination.

That's so incredibly wrong, and so incredibly wrong that I laughed at that!!!

My childhood BFF tells me a story like this about a femae she works with all the time. When she mentions her name, I have to ask is it the fart girl? to remember.

She is heavy (but look here, I'm thick in the waist and cute in the face and I WASH THAT ASS!! So don't be making any assumptions up in this piece! Be big, or be beautifully big is my philosophy), sloppy, and literally passes gas whenever need be. I asked her had she at any point pulled her aside and told her that she needs to wash her hair more than once a week or put on some clean clothes, or even stop passing gas in meetings? She told me that she gets a glassy, deer in headlights, look on her face when she does.

Which goes to show, that maybe some people may not know any better, or are so fragile that they have given up on asking.

KatSkrizzle said:

My childhood BFF tells me a story like this about a femae she works with all the time. When she mentions her name, I have to ask is it the fart girl? to remember.

She is heavy (but look here, I'm thick in the waist and cute in the face and I WASH THAT ASS!! So don't be making any assumptions up in this piece! Be big, or be beautifully big is my philosophy), sloppy, and literally passes gas whenever need be. I asked her had she at any point pulled her aside and told her that she needs to wash her hair more than once a week or put on some clean clothes, or even stop passing gas in meetings? She told me that she gets a glassy, deer in headlights, look on her face when she does.

Which goes to show, that maybe some people may not know any better, or are so fragile that they have given up on asking.

Cosign!!

I'm 5'5" and 217 lbs.... I wash my ass! I get up in all my crevices to make sure I don't smell at all.

POINTS TO CONSIDER:

1- Fat people CAN smell fresh... they just need to take extra care and precautions and extra time to stay fresh.

2- This heffa knows she smells like shit, this is why she bathes in perfume. She needs a different plan of attack.

3-Tell her to wear natural fibers that breathe, no pantyhose w/ dress pants. Fabrics that don't breathe will cause odor to swell... especially if she doesn't wash her clothing after every use. A fat bitch needs to OK! When you are fat you can NOT re-wear anything.

4- She needs to exfoliate her pits. If you don't clean the pits properly they will stink as if you didn't wash them. Same for her hair, she can't walk around with a hamper head.

5- Perspiration is an issue for her, tell her to use an anti-perspirant, and panty-liners and bathe daily in a thorough fashion.

6- A person that smells of heavy perfume can trigger asthma and allergy attacks in those that suffer with those conditions. Everyone deserves to work in a healthy environment. This is why pets and smokers are not allowed in an office.

MAKE A LIST for her on hygiene if she needs "explanation" if she acts as if she doesn't know what you're talking about. It sounds like she is just ignorant in how to care for her body.

There may be deeper underlying issues, she may be a miser and may not bathe daily to save on water bills and such. Don't mention her weight or "Fat" "obese" anything, just write it down as if you would tell anyone these things regarding hygiene.

use that list as "tips" for a professional look and appearance, also attribute a professional image with confidence and carrying out the best work possible. Please do not try to explain all this to her in person, let your boss do that and/or hand her a list for "perfecting her professional image".

BUT DO tell her (with a witness) that you mean no offense but you don't want people disrespecting her and speaking negatively of her since she is a much needed asset to her working environment.

That you value her knowledge and that she simply is a joy other than this issue, and that this is only brought up to her because of complaints made by co-workers. Apologise profusely and let her know that you are not trying to judge her or disrespect her but that her heavy perfume usage and natural scent has become an issue that can no longer be ignored. That her cooperation would be greatly appreciated. I don't think a person can be fired for stinking so let her know her job is not in jeopardy.

I am so glad I no longer have to do stuff like this anymore. I had to do this before.

good luck sorry about the long post.

paintedlady said:

I'm 5'5" and 217 lbs.... I wash my ass! I get up in all my crevices to make sure I don't smell at all.

I'll eat off it!

uPtoWnNY said:

paintedlady said:

I'm 5'5" and 217 lbs.... I wash my ass! I get up in all my crevices to make sure I don't smell at all.

I'll eat off it!

I promise to not move in and never call you.... I know how you artists types are.

paintedlady said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I'll eat off it!

I promise to not move in and never call you.... I know how you artists types are.

[Edited 1/13/11 13:09pm]

I talked to my boss' boss. Told him that while I appreciated the fact that he and my boss had such confidence in me to handle such a delicate matter, that I would feel uncomfortable doing so and since I had no expertise in this sort of thing, I could make a misstep that could harm the company.

After I said this, my boss thanked me and then said he would think about what I said and get back to me about it.

Well about 15 minutes ago, my boss told me that he would handle it and that I didn't have to worry.

But I think there is more to this-this morning, we got a memo that two of our departments would be combined, which means either "Estelle's" job would be eliminated or she would be demoted, as the head of the other department would be over her.

Oh, I had to do this 2 weeks ago.

I have a co-workier that stunk male.. He has confided to me in the past regarding his divorce..

So I very carefully said "You have confided to me in the past, and I feel you trust me. And, I am hoping that your trust me enough to know that what I am about to say is not intended to hurt you, but to enhance the person that you are. He says what is it.. I said "Since your divorce you have not been taking care of yourself, infact you have really let your cleanliness go to the wayside."

He said really Yoli, I said yes. He thanked me so much for opening his eyes, and said to me "If I was offending you then good grief, I must offended everyone."

Since that time he has been coming in fresh everyday...

On the real, you have to pull her aside and tell her point blank that she has a body odor and their are some people on the job who wants her fired because of it. If you can smell her perfume 20 feet away she's not bathing nor washing her clothes! Good Luck because i know what it is like working with a tart person. I swear to God this one chick who I worked with I went in the restroom after her and it smelled like she was in their cleaning chitlins and left an ass print on the toilet! WTF!!!

Sitdown baths as oppose to showers work better for some people. That's all I've got to add.

And. Great way to pass the buck.

At least it turned out that you didn't have to do the company's dirty work, and you talked to your boss' boss about it. It would be tough for me to be tactful in such a delicate matter.

scriptgirl said:

I talked to my boss' boss. Told him that while I appreciated the fact that he and my boss had such confidence in me to handle such a delicate matter, that I would feel uncomfortable doing so and since I had no expertise in this sort of thing, I could make a misstep that could harm the company.

After I said this, my boss thanked me and then said he would think about what I said and get back to me about it.

Well about 15 minutes ago, my boss told me that he would handle it and that I didn't have to worry.

But I think there is more to this-this morning, we got a memo that two of our departments would be combined, which means either "Estelle's" job would be eliminated or she would be demoted, as the head of the other department would be over her.

thanks for the update. I think that you handled it perfectly. your wording was perfect. To be honest, I would suggest that you put your resume together. I don't feel that the restructuring is related to Estelle at all, it's just coincidental. And, honestly, your boss may be childishly mad that you didn't do the dirty work, (but it wasn't your dirty work to do).

please keep us updated?

I've noticed that it's mainly females smelling according to some of orgers stories on this thread. Very weird..

Blackadder, I keep my resume ready to go 24/7. At this point, I am not worried, because we really need to keep that top exec at our parent company happy. So for now things are solid, but I know it won't always be so.

scriptgirl said:

Blackadder, I keep my resume ready to go 24/7. At this point, I am not worried, because we really need to keep that top exec at our parent company happy. So for now things are solid, but I know it won't always be so.

glad to hear that things are cool and the gang.

KoolEaze said:

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I had the same problem with a colleague of mine years ago and tried my best to avoid her presence.I thought about ways to tell her about it but I really didn´t know how to let her know without hurting her feelings, and her husband never seemed to have a problem with her various nasty smells so I just remained silent.

Good luck.

That's nasty.

scriptgirl said:

I talked to my boss' boss. Told him that while I appreciated the fact that he and my boss had such confidence in me to handle such a delicate matter, that I would feel uncomfortable doing so and since I had no expertise in this sort of thing, I could make a misstep that could harm the company.

After I said this, my boss thanked me and then said he would think about what I said and get back to me about it.

Well about 15 minutes ago, my boss told me that he would handle it and that I didn't have to worry.

But I think there is more to this-this morning, we got a memo that two of our departments would be combined, which means either "Estelle's" job would be eliminated or she would be demoted, as the head of the other department would be over her.

That's good that you talked to your boss about this, and that he said that he would handle it. I agree with the others who said that your boss passed the buck when he/she asked you to handle this situation. They're a boss for a reason, and they should know how to talk to this woman about her odor problem. If the boss can't handle it, then they shouldn't be in a supervisory position, IMHO.

psychodelicide said:

KoolEaze said:

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I had the same problem with a colleague of mine years ago and tried my best to avoid her presence.I thought about ways to tell her about it but I really didn´t know how to let her know without hurting her feelings, and her husband never seemed to have a problem with her various nasty smells so I just remained silent.

Good luck.

That's nasty.

...and embarrassing.

wildgoldenhoney said:

psychodelicide said:

That's nasty.

...and embarrassing.

literally?

luv4u said:

She might have a medical problem and cannot help it.

Bingo....Watched something about a women who had a medical problem that caused her body to let out awful odors...kids, teachers...co-workers would torment her. She would sit down for lunch and everyone would get up and leave... I also worked with someone that smelled pretty bad....and someone would always tell me they are going to put soap or deodorant in the persons locker...I would say noooo...I think that's cruel. Anyway he came back to work one day smelling fine after smelling awful for months.....

bring an outspoken, big mouth niece or nephew to the office and sit them near her

paintedlady said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I'll eat off it!

I promise to not move in and never call you.... I know how you artists types are.