I know this girl who smells
Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
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just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up6 -
Just ask her if she’s had any head injuries or nasal polyps or a family history of Alzheimer’s really casually. You know. Like people do5
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just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up
No no I really like her and I want to help her out if I can. I'm not bothered by body odors. I'm always confronted with them in the type of work that I do and I'm unphased by them in a professional setting.
I just know that everywhere she goes on the outside they're probably talking about her and avoiding her and it bugs me because I really like her.4 -
just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up
No no I really like her and I want to help her out if I can. I'm not bothered by body odors. I'm always confronted with them in the type of work that I do and I'm unphased by them in a professional setting.
I just know that everywhere she goes on the outside they're probably talking about her and avoiding her and it bugs me because I really like her.
oh okay i understand. well the best answer is the simplest. just tell her you'd like to get her a gift for xmas and get her a new coat regardless of what the work rules are. you're smart and could figure out how to do it without getting caught.4 -
It also reminds me of when I ran two miles on a treadmill after eating a large bag of Funyons the night before. I was furious because I thought one of the two people alongside me were stankin' up the joint something awful and how could they go around smelling like that. I didn't make the connection until hours later that onion funk seeps out of your pores. Not just your breath7
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What if you "accidentally" spill something on her coat then offer to have it dry cleaned?6
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Avocado_AS5 wrote: »What if you "accidentally" spill something on her coat then offer to have it dry cleaned?
That's a thought. Its like a scene out of a Meg Ryan movie.3 -
just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up
This is genius advice! I always want more personal space...why not gross people out to stay their distance! I love it!
Or I could start my cry-laughing I suppose
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just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up
No no I really like her and I want to help her out if I can. I'm not bothered by body odors. I'm always confronted with them in the type of work that I do and I'm unphased by them in a professional setting.
I just know that everywhere she goes on the outside they're probably talking about her and avoiding her and it bugs me because I really like her.
oh okay i understand. well the best answer is the simplest. just tell her you'd like to get her a gift for xmas and get her a new coat regardless of what the work rules are. you're smart and could figure out how to do it without getting caught.
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just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up
This is genius advice! I always want more personal space...why not gross people out to stay their distance! I love it!
Or I could start my cry-laughing I suppose
tbf i stole the idea from the movie Ghost2 -
Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
I feel you pain.
I work with one woman who's belongings smell like cat pee. My not so subtle co worker has tried on many occasions to tell her, but she seems oblivious which makes me wonder if it's just normal for her. So ya, I just l let it go.
Have had several co-op students at my work that smell like greasy dirty hair, why not washing your hair is a 'thing' I'll never understand. I was reprimanded recently by my hairstylist for daily washing (didn't admit to sometimes twice daily)0 -
Avocado_AS5 wrote: »What if you "accidentally" spill something on her coat then offer to have it dry cleaned?
Clever!!
Reminded me, I used to "accidentally" break dishes when my stepmother made me do them all the time2 -
Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
I feel you pain.
I work with one woman who's belongings smell like cat pee. My not so subtle co worker has tried on many occasions to tell her, but she seems oblivious which makes me wonder if it's just normal for her. So ya, I just l let it go.
Have had several co-op students at my work that smell like greasy dirty hair, why not washing your hair is a 'thing' I'll never understand. I was reprimanded recently by my hairstylist for daily washing (didn't admit to sometimes twice daily)
That's weird. I can't smell greasy hair. I known other people who say they can smell that but for some reason I can't.
Also I forgot you have to smell stinky dog bums all day when you work.
I also knew a lady who smelled like cat pee because she threw all her clothes on the floor and on furniture and her cat wasn't box trained.
She got fired from two jobs because of it so I decided to get frank with her and tell her outright so I did. Let's just say I regretted doing that.2 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »Secretly find out what size she wears then buy her a coat and have it sent to your office gift wrapped, without your name on it.
Awesome. That could work.1 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »Secretly find out what size she wears then buy her a coat and have it sent to your office gift wrapped, without your name on it.
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Avocado_AS5 wrote: »What if you "accidentally" spill something on her coat then offer to have it dry cleaned?
I think this is the best suggestion.
It isn't breaking the rules like buying her a new coat ( anonymously or otherwise) would be or like just offering to do it would be.
It is just covering the costs for your "mistake"
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Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
I feel you pain.
I work with one woman who's belongings smell like cat pee. My not so subtle co worker has tried on many occasions to tell her, but she seems oblivious which makes me wonder if it's just normal for her. So ya, I just l let it go.
Have had several co-op students at my work that smell like greasy dirty hair, why not washing your hair is a 'thing' I'll never understand. I was reprimanded recently by my hairstylist for daily washing (didn't admit to sometimes twice daily)
That's weird. I can't smell greasy hair. I known other people who say they can smell that but for some reason I can't.
Also I forgot you have to smell stinky dog bums all day when you work.
I also knew a lady who smelled like cat pee because she threw all her clothes on the floor and on furniture and her cat wasn't box trained.
She got fired from two jobs because of it so I decided to get frank with her and tell her outright so I did. Let's just say I regretted doing that.
The hair smell, it's just some people I guess. I know several girls who wash their hair very infrequently and don't stink, but some people do...and I wonder if it's your 'normal' do you notice?
Stinky dog/cat bums are gross for sure, but my worst, worst work smell is yeasty skin/ears...that I can barely handle.
Some of the people I know from work that smell the worst are in animal hoarding situations and probably it's just 'normal' to them.
I get what you're saying, I want to tell them, but how to tactfully? Or should you? And...do I smell?1 -
Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
I feel you pain.
I work with one woman who's belongings smell like cat pee. My not so subtle co worker has tried on many occasions to tell her, but she seems oblivious which makes me wonder if it's just normal for her. So ya, I just l let it go.
Have had several co-op students at my work that smell like greasy dirty hair, why not washing your hair is a 'thing' I'll never understand. I was reprimanded recently by my hairstylist for daily washing (didn't admit to sometimes twice daily)
That's weird. I can't smell greasy hair. I known other people who say they can smell that but for some reason I can't.
Also I forgot you have to smell stinky dog bums all day when you work.
I also knew a lady who smelled like cat pee because she threw all her clothes on the floor and on furniture and her cat wasn't box trained.
She got fired from two jobs because of it so I decided to get frank with her and tell her outright so I did. Let's just say I regretted doing that.
The hair smell, it's just some people I guess. I know several girls who wash their hair very infrequently and don't stink, but some people do...and I wonder if it's your 'normal' do you notice?
Stinky dog/cat bums are gross for sure, but my worst, worst work smell is yeasty skin/ears...that I can barely handle.
Some of the people I know from work that smell the worst are in animal hoarding situations and probably it's just 'normal' to them.
I get what you're saying, I want to tell them, but how to tactfully? Or should you? And...do I smell?
No you do not smell.
About that yeasty smell though, yeah. I didn't know animals got that.
I was doing a full body skin check once and apparently there was a yeast overgrowth under the breast folds. The unexpected whiff of that was the only time I had to back away so quickly I almost lost my balance and hit the floor. I'll be forever scarred by the experience.4 -
Plausibly it might be her choice, of hygienic supplies! 1 day people that liked me, disliked me {as, if}, knew me & didn't know me, all asked me if a dog had peed upon me? It was also the 1st time that I tried Nautica perfume, it obviously doesn't compliment my body chemistry & worse, I didn't notice the foul odor myself!3
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DaytimeDuchess wrote: »Plausibly it might be her choice, of hygienic supplies! 1 day people that liked me, disliked me {as if}, knew me & didn't know me, all asked me if a dog had peed upon me? It was also the 1st time that I tried Nautica perfume, it obviously doesn't compliment my body chemistry & worse, I didn't notice the foul odor myself!
Nautica smells like dog pee on you? That is just wrong. There should be a warning on the label.0 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »Secretly find out what size she wears then buy her a coat and have it sent to your office gift wrapped, without your name on it.
Yep.. I like this2 -
DaytimeDuchess wrote: »Plausibly it might be her choice, of hygienic supplies! 1 day people that liked me, disliked me {as if}, knew me & didn't know me, all asked me if a dog had peed upon me? It was also the 1st time that I tried Nautica perfume, it obviously doesn't compliment my body chemistry & worse, I didn't notice the foul odor myself!
Nautica smells like dog pee on you? That is just wrong. There should be a warning on the label.
Yeah but since I didn't notice it, I continued to wear it until the bottle was empty! I didn't have any friends, that Summer!1 -
DaytimeDuchess wrote: »DaytimeDuchess wrote: »Plausibly it might be her choice, of hygienic supplies! 1 day people that liked me, disliked me {as if}, knew me & didn't know me, all asked me if a dog had peed upon me? It was also the 1st time that I tried Nautica perfume, it obviously doesn't compliment my body chemistry & worse, I didn't notice the foul odor myself!
Nautica smells like dog pee on you? That is just wrong. There should be a warning on the label.
Yeah but since I didn't notice it, I continued to wear it until the bottle was empty! I didn't have any friends, that Summer!
Next time go with Chanel No. 5 or Opium body creme by Yves Saint Laurent.0 -
It also reminds me of when I ran two miles on a treadmill after eating a large bag of Funyons the night before. I was furious because I thought one of the two people alongside me were stankin' up the joint something awful and how could they go around smelling like that. I didn't make the connection until hours later that onion funk seeps out of your pores. Not just your breath
Lol, this thread was good for a laugh. Especially the Funyons comment. I'm adding you as a friend hahaha.1 -
She probably doesn't realise that the coat smells. Sometimes when I sit on the bus there's the same thing - clean looking well groomed pretty young lady and this sort of musty old sweaty clothes not washed with washing powder kind of smell.
I used to do martial arts with this guy who didn't believe in soap. He had normal sweat smell, but his clothes - OMG - like when he got in the car with us for a lift to the station even in the middle of winter we'd have to crank open the car windows because his clothes were sooooo gross smelling. Worse that body - that was fine, just normal body smell and not terrible or anything - but the clothes..... GAG.0 -
Cahgetsfit wrote: »She probably doesn't realise that the coat smells. Sometimes when I sit on the bus there's the same thing - clean looking well groomed pretty young lady and this sort of musty old sweaty clothes not washed with washing powder kind of smell.
I used to do martial arts with this guy who didn't believe in soap. He had normal sweat smell, but his clothes - OMG - like when he got in the car with us for a lift to the station even in the middle of winter we'd have to crank open the car windows because his clothes were sooooo gross smelling. Worse that body - that was fine, just normal body smell and not terrible or anything - but the clothes..... GAG.
I'm not offended by a fresh sweat smell in a social setting, but the stale sweat smell reeks of neglect. I can always tell when my dishrags and dish sponges get that sour tinge to them.
I once read a book by a well known vegan in the 80s who also didn't believe in soap.
She said dry sloughing with an organic loofah and then rinsing down with water was more effective than soap because the entire layer of dead skin cells was lifted away. But she also didn't believe in deodorant and said to rub your armpits with crystals instead. I tried it but I still smelled so it didn't really work.4 -
It also reminds me of when I ran two miles on a treadmill after eating a large bag of Funyons the night before. I was furious because I thought one of the two people alongside me were stankin' up the joint something awful and how could they go around smelling like that. I didn't make the connection until hours later that onion funk seeps out of your pores. Not just your breath
This. This was....hilarious.1 -
Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
I feel you pain.
I work with one woman who's belongings smell like cat pee. My not so subtle co worker has tried on many occasions to tell her, but she seems oblivious which makes me wonder if it's just normal for her. So ya, I just l let it go.
Have had several co-op students at my work that smell like greasy dirty hair, why not washing your hair is a 'thing' I'll never understand. I was reprimanded recently by my hairstylist for daily washing (didn't admit to sometimes twice daily)
That's weird. I can't smell greasy hair. I known other people who say they can smell that but for some reason I can't.
Also I forgot you have to smell stinky dog bums all day when you work.
I also knew a lady who smelled like cat pee because she threw all her clothes on the floor and on furniture and her cat wasn't box trained.
She got fired from two jobs because of it so I decided to get frank with her and tell her outright so I did. Let's just say I regretted doing that.
The hair smell, it's just some people I guess. I know several girls who wash their hair very infrequently and don't stink, but some people do...and I wonder if it's your 'normal' do you notice?
Stinky dog/cat bums are gross for sure, but my worst, worst work smell is yeasty skin/ears...that I can barely handle.
Some of the people I know from work that smell the worst are in animal hoarding situations and probably it's just 'normal' to them.
I get what you're saying, I want to tell them, but how to tactfully? Or should you? And...do I smell?
No you do not smell.
About that yeasty smell though, yeah. I didn't know animals got that.
I was doing a full body skin check once and apparently there was a yeast overgrowth under the breast folds. The unexpected whiff of that was the time I had to back away so quickly I almost lost my balance and hit the floor. I'll be forever scarred by the experience.
Omg you’re killing me.
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Let's just say that I know her professionally.
When she stands near me I notice she smells like a sour dishrag. The first time I thought I must be mistaken because she appears to be well groomed and bright. But after the 2nd, 3rd & 4th time I knew it was her.
I'm pretty sure the odor comes from the coat that she wears which might be a hand-me-down and probably requires dry cleaning which she can't afford.
I just want to buy her a coat but we're not allowed to do that. Also I'd pay for the dry cleaning of the coat but we're not allowed to do that either. Plus I don't know how I would discreetly explain why I'd be picking up the cleaning tab anyway without hurting her feelings.
This scenario doesn't bug me about too many people, but it does about this woman in particular. It seems all wrong that she goes around smelling like this - like it really shouldn't be.
"Accidentally" spill something on her coat, then insist on having it cleaned for her as you apologize profusely.3 -
just start coughing rudely when she's around you. like not guarding your mouth at all.
that's what i do when I'm crowded and want some space. might work well for you though - basically you can condition her to stay away from you if you keep it up
Yeah. That'll work.
I know that when I am walking down the street, smoking a cigar, and some person gives me that fake cough, I just think they're a-holes.
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