My co-worker farts a lot. Should I tell her stop? It really stinks.?

Question

I sit behind her.

Answer 1

What kind of relationship do you have with her? Is she sensitive, timid or just a plain !itch ??
When she farts are they loud or do you just smell them? I would say out loud, "I think there's something in the air!" everytime she farts so that she and others realize what's going on.

Answer 2

It really depends on the kind of relationship the two of you have. All I'd have to say to the "ladies" (and I use the term loosely) that I work with is, "damn, that smells like it's close to sh1t, you'd better hit the restroom!". But we are a strange and atypical group of women who usually act more like 14 year old boys rather than adult women.

So here's my advice:

If you are friendly with this person and can find a way to use HUMOR to address the issue then go in that direction. You may want to print out some of the pictures at this web site: http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&rls=HPID%2CHPID%3A2005-18%2CHPID%3Aen&q=farting
or you could just tell her if she doesn't quit the farting you will have to take the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" approach and THEN she'll be sorry. ;-) (and follow through with it with unabashed farting)
Buy her some gas-ex or beano... but only if you two can laugh about it.

If you do not have this kind of relationship with her then you will need to be much more discrete. She may be well aware of her problem and imbarassed about it. She may be taking medication which causes flatuance or she may have a G.I. problem. Having excess gas and NOT releasing it is quit painful for most of us. Maybe you could just get some unoffensive room freshener and everytime you smell it, give a blast in her direction. She will get the hint. Try not to use anything with floral or perfume scent as many people are allergic and the focus of the office offender will more from her to you. Lysol has some products or you can get medical grade sanitizing spray which is less likely to cause allergic reactions.

Good luck!

Answer 3

lmao... I feel for ya. This is what you should do first of all, take a can of smelly spray with you to work (she might a get a hint and stop) and ever time she lets one spray it...lol...if that dont work just tell her what she is doing in private though

Answer 4

Just straight up tell her to get some Gas-X. If she dosnt do it. just get even with her. when shes not looking or walks off spit in her coffee. a nice juicy lugi

Answer 5

if you can hear them JUST spray the air with Lysol etc......if they are silent then turn round and say OMFG what is that smell.and hopefully she will stop.

YUCK

Answer 6

tell her she is violating your space, does she acknowledge her oderiferous ways? get a can of fabreeze and spray it everytime she craps!

Answer 7

Ask her if she's heard of "Beano"??

Answer 8

tell her. but privately..