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

Its All Wright · 15-01-2014 02:14PM #1

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 · 15-01-2014 02:16PM

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

Alun · 15-01-2014 02:16PM

Its All Wright wrote: »

What you do ?

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

corkonion · 15-01-2014 02:16PM

put a clothes peg on your nose

15-01-2014 02:17PM

Apologise.

intellectual dosser · 15-01-2014 02:18PM

Change desks?

MonstaMash · 15-01-2014 02:19PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:19PM

They're*

anncoates · 15-01-2014 02:21PM

Odour humanity!

howamidifferent · 15-01-2014 02:21PM

Fart back at them repeatedly? :P

the_syco · 15-01-2014 02:23PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:24PM

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

pundy · 15-01-2014 02:24PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:25PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:26PM

Bathe him.

Cienciano · 15-01-2014 02:26PM

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

pundy · 15-01-2014 02:27PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:27PM

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

mikom · 15-01-2014 02:28PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:28PM

Fart aspirin?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 15-01-2014 02:29PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:29PM

So OP, Its Not All Wright then ?

CardBordWindow · 15-01-2014 02:31PM

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

UCDVet · 15-01-2014 02:32PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:32PM

"fart headaches" - the often silent killer

Seedy Arling · 15-01-2014 02:37PM

Hercule wrote: »

"fart headaches" - the often silent killer

Passive farting, to quote Mario Rosenstock from years ago.

MonstaMash · 15-01-2014 02:41PM

This is what you need OP

Doug Less · 15-01-2014 02:43PM

This thread is hilarious!

:D:D

I'm choking on my food..

notnumber · 15-01-2014 02:43PM

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 · 15-01-2014 02:43PM

maybe the pub he drinks in serves a bad pint

chinacup · 15-01-2014 02:44PM

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.

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

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