it happened to me and it was embaressing
2006-08-02 14:00:02 · 29 answers · asked by MuggleWump 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Uh.. no. I'm tempted to make this into a joke, but I think you should also know that, unless we're talking about a hygiene issue that impairs you or fellow co-workers from fulfilling the job description, it's not appropriate for your employer to publicly embarrass you for this.
2006-08-02 14:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by buzzfeedbrenny 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, it was probably embarrassing for the employer, too.
Sometimes people don't realize they have bad breath or maybe their wear synthetic fibers, which tend to hold in perspiration and not wash out. A few layers of new BO over old BO and you have a stench-o-rama that could knock over a horse. I'm not saying you stink, I'm just saying that some kinds of clothing do hold odors and because they are your odors you probably don't notice them as much as your co-workers apparently do. I don't buy or wear anything with polyester or rayon or nylon in it. Try wearing all cotton for a while and wash stuff after wearing it once. That might help.
And if you work in the food service industry, they are going to want all their employees to be super-clean and scrubbing down themselves and surfaces. It's a health issue, bad hygiene can not only make people sick, if you work in a restaurant you can make 100's of people sick.
2006-08-02 14:06:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.... that sounds embarrassing. I can't say that it has ever happened to me but that simply means that you should put a little more effort into your cleaning ritual in the morning. Maybe it just needs to be a little more detailed. Try using a deodorant soap such as Zest or Lever to help remove the combination of smells from the air and the smells from your body. Good luck
2006-08-02 14:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by Ronka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naw but just think about how they probably didn't really want to say it either. Imagine the scenario like this--some employee probably stuck their nose in where it didn't belong and they had to say something so that person would feel their issue was being addressed. I am sure they probably would rather have worked on something more important at the time.
And if that person keeps on sticking his/her nose in (think of who is nosy in your environment or who has personal issues with you and maybe that is who started the whole thing) instead of doing his/her work, he/she may get in trouble b/c no manager likes to deal with someone who makes waves all the time. Know what I mean?
I was talked to about clothing before, and that's how it went with me, and I could tell that they were telling me b/c someone nosy said something. So I made it easy on them and we kinda chatted really friendly-like and let it go at that.
See what I mean? Don't worry...if that's the worst thing they talk to you about, boy, do you ever have it made! Think about what other people get talked to about (punctuality, attititudes, performance, etc.). Not worth your valuable time thinking about anymore. Laugh it off.
2006-08-02 14:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but we have had to address the issue with other employees. Sometimes they just were not conscious of an odor problem or just how out of sync your clothing may be. It's a difficult thing to handle well and rest assured it was hard for your employer to do.
2006-08-02 14:03:43 · answer #5 · answered by whozethere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I had a co-worker though that was warned many times. He always had a bad odor. He kept being moved from site to site because no one could stand him and he finally got fired for another issue. (true story)
2006-08-02 14:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Linda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not personally - but worked with a woman who must have used a whole bottle of perfume in less than a week. The Manager had to talk to her because it was making everyone sick. She said it was to cover her b.o. (yuk!).
It eventually got better. Sure it must have been embarassing for both of them.
2006-08-02 14:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by curiouschick18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to me, but it was to someone in our office. It must have been embarrasing for you, but now you know you can take steps to correct it. Not being funny, but better to have that happen than to go round smelly and having people taking the juice out of you.
2006-08-02 14:04:20 · answer #8 · answered by Moi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I have not personally- but we as a group have said this to other people nicely in a way no meant to hurt the person...if it was you - treat it like that - and do something about the situation.
2006-08-02 14:04:17 · answer #9 · answered by verdes0j0s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa, I can imagine! I never have, but there was a lady at work once who was reeeally...odorous. Patrons were talking about her, and it was embarrassing to be around her. I think the super talked to her, because suddenly she stopped smelling.
Good luck!
2006-08-02 14:03:02 · answer #10 · answered by angry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋