This girl at work smelled awful. She had really long upper lip hair ( honestly I could notice it from quite a distance). She also had horrible, sweaty, smelly arm pits. I know it’s sometimes hard to maintain yourself too much but things like these, especially if you work it’s very important. Have you guys niticed any similar lovey things at work? I feel sick now because I had to sit next to her for a whole hour 
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If I were you, I'd point her out on it in an anonymous way and as nicely as possible. Maybe she doesn't know how to maintain good hygiene or wasn't taught how to?
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oh wow!
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When I first started work the girl whose desk was next to mine STANK. I had to move into another office because I felt like vomiting all the time sitting there. She would keep her grocery store bag in her drawer and whenever she opened it (even for a few secs) it would stink like very stinky pee. She had her shampoo, brush, hair dryer, clothes, food, everything in that bag. We always joked behind her back about how maybe she was homeless ... No one used to get close enough to her due to the smell so she didn't have any friends at work. She died a couple of months ago of a heart stroke at work ...
I don't know if she had any illness that contributed to her poor hygiene but now I regret ever making fun of her. Maybe she really was homeless, who knows? It could be the same with the girl at your work so please try and find a way to anonymously help her ....
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^ Nice post.
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Some ppl hav health issues where their armpits n mouths smell no matter how much they take care. Even spray n deodorants don't really help them. it could be a medical condition or it could b pure carelessness. u can complain to ur boss abt her, write her an anonymous msg as others suggested or clearly talk to her.
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Some ppl hav health issues where their armpits n mouths smell no matter how much they take care. Even spray n deodorants don't really help them. it could be a medical condition or it could b pure carelessness. u can complain to ur boss abt her, write her an anonymous msg as others suggested or clearly talk to her.
Complaining to boss is childish and also an anonymous message can be humiliating.
Just take her apart and tell her in private if it bothers you so much.
Work colleagues and hygiene?
I had a friend who would smell very bad. She was a really good friend though. One day me and my other friends decided to tell her so we sent her a message thru Facebook. She was a bit hurt I think but more thankful that we had told her. She avoided us for a few days but afterwards it went back to normal and no one spoke about it ever! Still good friends with her and that message has been long forgotten! Best thing is just to be honest or when youre using a perfume or something just offer her some?
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Complaining to boss is childish and also an anonymous message can be humiliating.
Just take her apart and tell her in private if it bothers you so much.
but talking face to face can b equally embarrassing. well it a tough call either way. most ppl i know do complain to someone superior so thyy don't hav to deal with the burnt themselves. i don't see anything childish in it.
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I once worked with a guy who had really bad breath, VERY VERY bad breath, every time he spoke i'd hold my breath and then pretend to look for something in my drawer so i can breath.
What i did was, I bought i BIG container and filled it with mint gums, every time he came to my table i'd open the container, put two gums in my mouth and then offer him two, i'd also say, it;s hard not to have bad breath when you are not talking whole day, so i like refreshing up with mint gums, they refresh you a lot.
He got the msg after some time and no more bad breath :) you can try something similar, maybe some body spray or a spray of perfume saying something similar as i did?? I wouldn;t even mind gifting a perfume just to deliver my msg, i can;t stand bad odors, they make me sick.
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Well...you realize someone will have to have this conversation with her at some point in her life right?
My advice would be to just talk to her privately about this in a very gentle way...people can be sensitive.
You could say you heard some people talking and didn't want her not know this.