Re: sort of off topic
11 years ago
Dulcemio:
A young, beautiful, very professional and talented woman I work with often has awful BO. She interacts with clients, so I've been hoping one of her superiors would address it, but so far, no such luck.
I am much older than her, so theoretically I could get away with giving her advice in a motherly or big sisterly way, but that could go horribly wrong, even if done with tact and sensitivity. I only interact with her in passing, so her stench is not really my problem, I mainly just feel bad for her. My conscience is begging me to speak up. But the potential fallout to our working relationship prevents me.
What would you do in my place?
A young, beautiful, very professional and talented woman I work with often has awful BO. She interacts with clients, so I've been hoping one of her superiors would address it, but so far, no such luck.
I am much older than her, so theoretically I could get away with giving her advice in a motherly or big sisterly way, but that could go horribly wrong, even if done with tact and sensitivity. I only interact with her in passing, so her stench is not really my problem, I mainly just feel bad for her. My conscience is begging me to speak up. But the potential fallout to our working relationship prevents me.
What would you do in my place?
I never encountered this. I am so sensitive even discussing smell issues with patients that OBVIOUSLY smell awful because of open necrotic wounds and such, because they KNOW they smell awful and are helpless. I have no idea what I would say to an apparently healthy colleague who is oblivious.
Maybe it's a health problem? Is it hygiene? Do you know? Does anyone?