How should I tell my Colleague
By joelsosmena
@joelsosmena (40)
Northern Mariana Islands
December 26, 2006 6:24pm CST
I am working as an Accountant in a Hotel & Casino. This company employs diverse nationalities such as, Chinese, Japanese, Nepalese, Filipino, Malaysian, Australians and Americans. My problem is with our Mainland Chinese staff, they don't seem to know what personal hygiene is. They come to the office without taking shower, do not brush their teeth, do not change their clothes, and I don't know how to solve this problem because they might get offended if I tell them. I need a good advice on how to tell them without them getting offended.
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4 responses
@cliffcliff (1350)
• United States
4 Jan 07
i would think at a hotel there would be minimal standards... do these people work with hotel guests? i hope not!!
isnt some Marianna islands part of usa? and is this an american company? I dont know any american hotel company that would allow this lack of hygene..
@joelsosmena (40)
• Northern Mariana Islands
4 Jan 07
Yes, its part of USA but this Hotel & Casino is Chinese owned thats why we have a lot of Mainland Chinese employee's. When this hotel was just starting, they use to conduct seminar to teach employees on proper grooming and how to interact with other nationalities but later on they abandoned because its not working. Most Chinese prefer to take shower in the evening and in the morning they just change clothes without even brushing or washing their face. They wear the the same clothes for about a week without changing thats why most of them dont smell good. Can you imagine my life here working with them, if not for the mighty dollar I would have left long time ago.
@joelsosmena (40)
• Northern Mariana Islands
28 Dec 06
My manager is also same, he also stinks. Maybe the best I can do is transfer to another company that takes hygiene very seriously. I used to work in Ramada Hotel where the employees are advised to come to work smelling good and looking good as well.
@cblackink (969)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I'm not certain because this is a cultural difference. What they find acceptable may not be acceptable to the rest of us. Is there anyone else at your company you can discuss this with? You may just have to learn to live with this, unless you are in charge.
@knowitallgurl (923)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I had to address this same issue once at a company I worked at and I was supervisor to a group of about 30 customer service reps. there was a lady there that owned like 30 cats and she smelled like it. The reps all worked in a very small space and so the odor was unbearable for everyone.
I wrote her a memo. I asked her that if she wanted to talk about it that she was more than welcome to do so. This might have been a chicken way to do it, I just dont think there is a nice way to face an issue like this.
Good luck on whatever you decide.
