So i told a person i work that they smell & there not too happy about it

Its All Wright

Ive been working along side this person for several weeks now, from the first day on the job ive noticed a horrible smell. At first i wasnt too bothered by it but as time went on it became more & more irratating. Its a weird smell, its nothing to do with personal hygiene. To describe it i would say its a mix of cigarettes, fart & horrible fragrance. Ive been very tolerate up until now but recently ive been getting fart headaches, the non scientific description for a fart headache is when a person farts & it lingers so long that it gives you a migraine. That was the last straw for me, im busy & the last thing i need is to be suffering for a fart headache.

One day after lunch it got so bad that i resorted to immature measures, i had to by my jumper over my nose, a grow man sitting in an office with a jumper over his nose. I taught to myself right thats it something needs to be said here. Im not sitting here anymore with this going on. I tend to speak without consulting with my brain first, so I turned to the person & said "i cant take this anymore, you smell like a piece of sh*t crawled out your arse & its having a smoke before heading out on a Saturday night, its disgusting & you need to sort it out". On reflection, i should have went to HR, but even at that how do you explain to a HR rep that someone smells like sh*t. They werent happy with my outburst & i was told in no incertain terms to f*ck off, they proceeded to abuse me & i was called & accused of some awful things.

Anyway im amazed it hasnt been reported to HR, 2 or 3 people witnessed it too so i was expecting something,i returned to Ireland for Christmas & heard nothing more about, i was expecting a call to say dont come back. Im now due back in New York & im dreading facing this person and also if they havent sorted the smell out, what do i do? I cant tolerate another dose of fart headaches & i dont think its even a recognised medical condition, its not like you can go into your local drug store & ask the chemist for fart headache medication

What you do ?

caustic 1

Making assumptions before you even know if it's sorted or not.

Alun

Its All Wright wrote: »

What you do ?

Grow up a bit? "Fart headaches" ?????

corkonion

put a clothes peg on your nose

Apologise.

intellectual dosser

Change desks?

MonstaMash

We had a BO issue with a colleague in work who was absolutely rank...

At Christmas I bought him a shower gel/deodarant gift set & told him I wrote out instructions on how to use it in case he didn't know how...

Problem solved

nullzero

They're*

anncoates

Odour humanity!

howamidifferent

Fart back at them repeatedly? :P

the_syco

Its All Wright wrote: »

Anyway im amazed it hasnt been reported to HR

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What you do ?

I'd bring it to HR's notice.

Seedy Arling

Can't come in to work today. Bad fart headache.

pundy

how about you stop thinking you're amazing and calm down when you approach people in future, who could have anything going on in their lives.

plus, New york STINKS anyway, so it could be coming in off the street

Frank Black

You need to fight fire with fire.
Have a spicy indian for dinner in the evening washed down by a few pints of guniness, go to the gym before work but don't shower or use deodorant afterwards, then have a big cigar.

Mint Aero

Bathe him.

Cienciano

Lets be honest OP. None of the above really happened, did it?

pundy

Cienciano wrote: »

Lets be honest OP. None of the above really happened, did it?

a very irish attempt at making out he's busy and important

Seedy Arling

Cut an onion in half and leave it beside you in work. That should absorb up some of the fent off yer man.

mikom

Its All Wright wrote: »

so I turned to the person & said "i cant take this anymore, you smell like a piece of sh*t crawled out your arse & its having a smoke before heading out on a Saturday night, its disgusting & you need to sort it out".

Yeah, you did in your hole, Walter.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Fart aspirin?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Cienciano wrote: »

Lets be honest OP. None of the above really happened, did it?

We'll find out when we read the article he's reseaching.

bonzodog2

So OP, Its Not All Wright then ?

CardBordWindow

Where I work there is a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) regarding Personal Hygiene.
You should def bring to HR's attention.

UCDVet

I think the OP did the right thing.

Yes - it's rude. It goes against normal social niceties - but so does smelling like a fart all day. When you are dealing with rude people, you generally need to be rude. When you are dealing with inconsiderate people, you generally need to be inconsiderate.

If you wanted to communicate with an Englishman, you'd speak English. That's what they understand. If you wanted to communicate to a Frenchman, you'd speak French.

In our culture there are lots of things we don't speak of in polite conversation. There is no polite way to address it. You can't 'nicely' tell someone they smell - even if they do.

What generally happens is everyone knows the guy stinks and everyone goes out of their way to avoid the stinky guy. People were probably fighting over desks to avoid the stinky guy and that's why they gave it to the poor Irish guy! (Damn Americans).

But it's awkward. HR doesn't want to deal with it because it's really awkward. The boss doesn't want to deal with it because it's really awkward. So, everyone is happy enough to ignore it, while making sure they don't have to deal with it....and they just expect the people around the guy to suffer in silence. Because, they, they don't have to deal with it.

Hercule

"fart headaches" - the often silent killer

Seedy Arling

Hercule wrote: »

"fart headaches" - the often silent killer

Passive farting, to quote Mario Rosenstock from years ago.

MonstaMash

This is what you need OP

Doug Less

This thread is hilarious! :D:D

I'm choking on my food..

notnumber

Take up smoking smoking yourself OP...as well as relaxing you it will dull all your olfactory senses ..Win Win!


Disclaimer:
Smoking during pregnancy harms your baby.

Specialun

maybe the pub he drinks in serves a bad pint

chinacup

Its All Wright wrote: »

Ive been working along side this person for several weeks now, from the first day on the job ive noticed a horrible smell. At first i wasnt too bothered by it but as time went on it became more & more irratating. Its a weird smell, its nothing to do with personal hygiene. To describe it i would say its a mix of cigarettes, fart & horrible fragrance. Ive been very tolerate up until now but recently ive been getting fart headaches, the non scientific description for a fart headache is when a person farts & it lingers so long that it gives you a migraine. That was the last straw for me, im busy & the last thing i need is to be suffering for a fart headache.

One day after lunch it got so bad that i resorted to immature measures, i had to by my jumper over my nose, a grow man sitting in an office with a jumper over his nose. I taught to myself right thats it something needs to be said here. Im not sitting here anymore with this going on. I tend to speak without consulting with my brain first, so I turned to the person & said "i cant take this anymore, you smell like a piece of sh*t crawled out your arse & its having a smoke before heading out on a Saturday night, its disgusting & you need to sort it out". On reflection, i should have went to HR, but even at that how do you explain to a HR rep that someone smells like sh*t. They werent happy with my outburst & i was told in no incertain terms to f*ck off, they proceeded to abuse me & i was called & accused of some awful things.

Anyway im amazed it hasnt been reported to HR, 2 or 3 people witnessed it too so i was expecting something,i returned to Ireland for Christmas & heard nothing more about, i was expecting a call to say dont come back. Im now due back in New York & im dreading facing this person and also if they havent sorted the smell out, what do i do? I cant tolerate another dose of fart headaches & i dont think its even a recognised medical condition, its not like you can go into your local drug store & ask the chemist for fart headache medication

What you do ?

This post made my day.

Soft Falling Rain

Its All Wright wrote: »

e been working along side this person for several weeks now, from the first day on the job ive noticed a horrible smell. At first i wasnt too bothered by it but aIvs time went on it became more & more irratating. Its a weird smell, its nothing to do with personal hygiene. To describe it i would say its a mix of cigarettes, fart & horrible fragrance. Ive been very tolerate up until now but recently ive been getting fart headaches, the non scientific description for a fart headache is when a person farts & it lingers so long that it gives you a migraine. That was the last straw for me, im busy & the last thing i need is to be suffering for a fart headache.

One day after lunch it got so bad that i resorted to immature measures, i had to by my jumper over my nose, a grow man sitting in an office with a jumper over his nose. I taught to myself right thats it something needs to be said here. Im not sitting here anymore with this going on. I tend to speak without consulting with my brain first, so I turned to the person & said "i cant take this anymore, you smell like a piece of sh*t crawled out your arse & its having a smoke before heading out on a Saturday night, its disgusting & you need to sort it out". On reflection, i should have went to HR, but even at that how do you explain to a HR rep that someone smells like sh*t. They werent happy with my outburst & i was told in no incertain terms to f*ck off, they proceeded to abuse me & i was called & accused of some awful things.

Anyway im amazed it hasnt been reported to HR, 2 or 3 people witnessed it too so i was expecting something,i returned to Ireland for Christmas & heard nothing more about, i was expecting a call to say dont come back. Im now due back in New York & im dreading facing this person and also if they havent sorted the smell out, what do i do? I cant tolerate another dose of fart headaches & i dont think its even a recognised medical condition, its not like you can go into your local drug store & ask the chemist for fart headache medication

What you do ?

Sure you did.

Moomat

Get a bullet proof vest... This sounds like the build up to one of them workplace massacres they have in America.

major bill

OP

Thats a bit of a dickish thing to do. There are PC ways how to deal with things like that in an office and your outburst makes you out to be a ****.

Archeron

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Fart aspirin?

Ibuprofart are stronger

Vito Corleone

Alun wrote: »

Grow up a bit? "Fart headaches" ?????

It's caused by lack of oxygen to the brain as you breathe less when surrounded by a fart.

wandatowell

Am I the only one who has Googled "fart headaches"?

jester77

Get your ears pierced, if not pierced already, and hang some Little Tree air fresheners from them. Just remember not to rip off the packaging right away.

Phill Ewinn

Archeron wrote: »

Ibuprofart are stronger

Fartsodol FTW

dave1982

You'll probably be shot in a shooting rampage with it being America

RikkFlair

I actually have a headache, I'm on a mission to find out who's been farting in my vicinity.

Its All Wright

Vito Corleone wrote: »

It's caused by lack of oxygen to the brain as you breathe less when surrounded by a fart.

This is my understanding of a fart headache

Im at fault here, i could have called the person aside & mentioned it in private, but i have a history of being rash & immature in my thinking. I tend to speak to people like there my best mate ive known years when ive only known them a wet day. I need to change, ive put myself in an awful position & im anxious about returning to work with this person, have to face the music with this.

Stheno

Its All Wright wrote: »

This is my understanding of a fart headache

Im at fault here, i could have called the person aside & mentioned it in private, but i have a history of being rash & immature in my thinking. I tend to speak to people like there my best mate ive known years when ive only known them a wet day. I need to change, ive put myself in an awful position & im anxious about returning to work with this person, have to face the music with this.

All you can do tbh is go in and see what happens.

If indeed your oP is true

Muise...

If you'd any flatusense you'd just open the window.

razorblunt

Should have gone to Macy's while you were there and got as many sample bottles of aftershave and then set your alarm for every 5 minutes, turn and spray him with your Davidoff Champion wee bottle.

Daqster

So, New Yorkers watch the Inbetweeners and shout 'Aldi Wanker!' at people too.

That's mad, Ted.

ringadingding

When you say New York, I presume you mean Athlone

Ray Palmer

If you worked for me you would have a written warning and have to apologise. No excuse of "that is the way I am" would be accepted.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Its All Wright wrote: »

This is my understanding of a fart headache

Im at fault here, i could have called the person aside & mentioned it in private, but i have a history of being rash & immature in my thinking. I tend to speak to people like there my best mate ive known years when ive only known them a wet day. I need to change, ive put myself in an awful position & im anxious about returning to work with this person, have to face the music with this.

As long as you didn't actually use the phrase "fart headache" in a spoken conversation, all is forgiven.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I had a similar problem with a lad in worked with about 20 years ago, he was manky rotten, his breath, clothes and everything to do with him smelled of **** and feet. I worked in a fairly small office space and it used to make me nauscious. I put up with it for about 4 weeks and then kept complaining about the smell, I blamed the drains and blocked pipes for it knowing fine well it was him. I then started buying air freshener and completely dousing the place with it to the point you'd have to go outside to breathe. He never said anything but he knew it was himself too. After about a week or two of me constantly complaining and going through a tin of air freshener every day or two he finally started to get the message and started wearing clean clothes and obviously showering more regularly. He'd let it lapse every so often and so I kept the air freshener in my desk drawer and doused the place if I got a whiff of his reek.

woodoo

Frank Black wrote: »

You need to fight fire with fire.
Have a spicy indian for dinner in the evening washed down by a few pints of guniness, go to the gym before work but don't shower or use deodorant afterwards, then have a big cigar.

Good point. But i'd go for a full weekend on the Guinness with no food and he will destroy the mans olfactory system on Monday morning.