tell him the truth - that his body odor is bothering fellow employees and even customers, and to rectify the problem. seems simple to me.

EDIT: but I'm very confrontational by nature and have no trouble saying what's on my mind, even if it might hurt someone

For legal purposes I'd start with a letter pertaining to personal hygine. Is this a small place is there a company policy?? In retail its expected you are in a manner that presents yourself well for customers

verify if he's been going a2m, and if so, tell him to rinse afterward. Just tell the fat bastard to shower.

Tell him that some people have noticed, and that it coudn't hurt to use some deodorant or body wash. I don't see why this needed it's own thread. There isn't really any other solution to this problem. Just be nice about it and don't make him feel like a piece of shit, even though he might smell like one.

some people have a medical condition and the cause is not due to poor hygiene - there was a high school math teacher that had the same problem (thank god i was never in his class)... the best route may be through HR.

 

Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd

tell him the truth - that his body odor is bothering fellow employees and even customers, and to rectify the problem. seems simple to me.

EDIT: but I'm very confrontational by nature and have no trouble saying what's on my mind, even if it might hurt someone

this, it doesnt have to be perceived as confrontational. tell the dude what you posted, hes trustworthy, he shows up on time, doesn't scam time off, but he has a smell issue he needs to take care of.

febreeze him

 

Originally Posted by chancemcc

wait, u smoke weed?

wtf is this even supposed to mean

You're lucky it's a guy. I had to have this convo with a female employee. She smelled so bad in the summer that we would literally gag if we came anywhere near her. I and another manager spoke to her and she ran out crying. The thought of how bad she smelled makes me nauseous to this day. She was severely overweight and it was definitely the cause of her BO. tread carefully, maybe contact HR for tips on how to handle it. They should be able to help you.

 

Originally Posted by tsxxx04

You're lucky it's a guy. I had to have this convo with a female employee. She smelled so bad in the summer that we would literally gag if we came anywhere near her. I and another manager spoke to her and she ran out crying. The thought of how bad she smelled makes me nauseous to this day. She was severely overweight and it was definitely the cause of her BO. tread carefully, maybe contact HR for tips on how to handle it. They should be able to help you.

was she black? (no racist ban plz)

Start a "Consecutive Days of Showering (with soap) in a Row and then using Deodorant Before you go to Work" contest. If he loses, you and the rest of your crew can make fun of him every day until he's so humiliated that he quits. If he doesn't lose, the contest should last pretty much forever since most people have enough self respect to bathe before work. It's what we call a "win-win".

 

Originally Posted by Pghfan987

What does "it's not a showering issue" mean? Like some people smell bad from birth, or does he take a clean shower every morning then shits his pants at 10 am like clockwork?

hahahahahaha

 

Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd

tell him the truth - that his body odor is bothering fellow employees and even customers, and to rectify the problem. seems simple to me.

EDIT: but I'm very confrontational by nature and have no trouble saying what's on my mind, even if it might hurt someone

In real life too or just online?

 

Originally Posted by marinersheep

wtf is this even supposed to mean

That most stoners are non confrontational sfobv

not read responses but i had exactly the same thing a while back.

customer complained. and i found it it was a well known thing with the staff that this other dude stinks. talked to my boss and obv i got made to have "the chat" with him.

it was awkward to be honest but nothin you can do.

i just called him in, said look this is kinda a difficult issue, but ive had some complaints that your personal hygiene isn;t up to scratch. if theres any problem you wanna talk about then now is the time. othrwise i expect an immediate improvement.

not sure if it worked cos im on holiday now. but i doubt it. i dunno whether these stinky fuckers just dont care, or whether they cant smell it. either way i dont expect any change from one chat to be honest.

with your caase i think its best to keep it a private chat first. you never kno maybe dudes had his water cut off or some shit. or sleepin in the car cos his missus booted him out.

you never know maybe there is some way you can help sort it without goin through idsciplinary action or whatever.

 

Originally Posted by Paki_Poker

Just walk into his office and say "Yo Dawg...step your potpourri game da fuck uppppp"

I just checked here, and our office manual actually has this exact quote, so you're probably safe going with it.