How do you tell someone they stink

Take it to the boss - who should tell him straight out that his oder is offensive to his coworkers. Someone where I used to work was the same way, and his supervisor, who was my friend, had to tell him. It went better than she expected. The guy was embarrassed, but it got better...for a while.

Just tell him kindly in private. People who have bad odor are immune to their own smell. If I were that person, I would really appreciate it if somebody tells me. Have a disclaimer like, "I care for you that's why I want you to know that...". If you are not friends with that guy, then ask a friend, so that it can be done in a non-condescending way. :) The truth shall set him free (from the odor) :) Good luck!!!

It is really hard to tell someone they stink. I had a co-worker one time that when she entered the office we all wanted to croak. Our supervisor finally got up the nerve and spoke to her privately about it. Our co-worker did take baths and used deoderant. But the kind she used with her body chemistry caused it too give off a horrible scent. She thought it smelled good but couldn't smell it on herself to realize the smell changed and was offensive to others. Your body chemistry reacts in different ways to alot of scents and can make them good or bad. He probably doesn't know that he had an odor problem. I know there are people who really do stink from not taking baths and or who refuse to wear deoderant, but this may or may not be the case.

you could try 3 things: - always take a step back when he comes talking to you or walk around him - ask him what deodorant he uses, he might get that hint - give him deodorant for his birthday, that's the biggest hint in life i think. if those don't work then i don't know

I have discovered that the bold, blunt way works! Some people need a mini shock treatment, example: I have this dear friend who for 10 years would always buy me a sub sandwich every time she bought herself one no matter how many times I've said: I HATE them, I can NOT eat them, I don't ever want them, I will puke if you get me one, etc. etc., but she still would get me one! So one day on the trip back from the sub shop, (I was holding my sub sandwich AGAIN), I saw a starving dog on the sidewalk so I told her to stop and I jumped out and tossed the entire sandwich to the dog, in plain sight of my friend, then got back in the car, then I simply said: There! Now do you believe me when I say: I HATE sub sandwiches? You should have seen the look on her face! She was so shocked, she could barely drive! Ha ha ha! Well that was a year ago and now when ever she gets one of those sandwiches, we just look at each other and laugh! It worked! So I say: Tell him he stinks, and at the same time hand him a bottle of the best deoderant you can find, (gift wrapped) of course, to soften the blow! P.S. The dog who wolfed down that sub sandwich now belongs to my friend! She saw him again in that same spot the next day waiting for another sandwich and took him home!

I had an employee like this at a fast food resturant. I did not feel right talking to him about hygeine since I a female, but I was his manager. A few of the other guys had complained, so I talked to them. one of the guys volunteered to try to let the guy know he needed to take a bath or at least use deodorant. One day at the grill I heard the other guy say real loud somebody forgot to use their Tussy today. Tussy is a name of deodorant. All the other guys started smelling their shirts and saying not me I used so and so see smell. All the guys but the one with the problem did this. So the one that started it all started teasing the smelly guy and al the others pitched in, this made the smelly rethink his situation and he started coming to work smelling much better.

just buy him a stick of deodorant and some cologne. wrap it up and say early present for whatever. if it's not around his birthday or christmas. i'd have to have my air freshener and stuff out too. also when you give it to him politely tell him that you hope he gets some good out of it. there's really no nice way of going about it. if he gets offended then tell him that you're sorry but you can't allow him in the office without it.

Maybe you should tell him in secret if you are concerned coz if nobody tell him then you will always smell that one .Just talk to him or her nicely that you are concerned.

that is so hard...it's hard to tell someone something like that for fear of hurting his feelings or pissing him off. Doesn't he get the hint when people break out the Lysol??? LOL I know people usually don't. Is anyone in the office a friend of his? I would think a friend could say something more than a virtual stranger. I'm sorry, I'm no help. I know some people have no problem just blurting it out, but I am not that type of person.

you are sort of between a rock and a hard spot. I would approach your supervisor, and if they decline to say any thing then I would take the bull by the horns, and ask him if I could speak to him privately, and tell him that his body odor is very strong and is there any thing he can do about it. I know this is the right thing to do as he may not be aware of his strong odor and be oblivious to it, and that is not that difficult to believe because you get close to some women and they must have used a bucket of perfume and when what is that perfume you are wearing they said Oh I can not smell it is it still there. So we do become accustomed to out own odors, and no one wants to deliberately offend some one else so I say speak up. It is not rude you are earnestly trying to improve the situation

We had a temp at work with the same problem. Undfortunatelu nobody had the guts to tell him so we had to endure him until he left. We used to open the windows and hold our breath when he came close.

Ooh this is such a touchy subject. We had this issue with a guy we worked with and another coworker went out at lunch and bought a can of deoderant and handed it to him. It didn't go over too well...

Well, I don't know if he's oblivious to the fact that he stinks, but personally, I believe it is strongly his responsibility to smell good especially if he works in a professional environment. Tell him straight, there's no room for holding it back. Or in a joking manner, ask him, "Hey, have you sprayed on the new fragrance called Garbage? Or is it Stink by Versace?" Then he might get the point...:)

Just try to find a closer friend of him, and ask for this person to advice the smelly guy, the truth is always the best way to solve problemns no matter what they are

well, honesty is the best policy... just tell him openly in a nice and polite manner... i'm sure he will be able to take it and he might even thank you for telling him because it is for his own good... good luck...

There was a boy at my school who also had problems with body odour. Our way of telling him (without telling him) was - one day while he was in class, we stuck a can of deoderant in his locker with a ribbon around it. He got the point pretty quick. If this guy doesnt have a locker, try finding out his postal address and send it there. You never know though. He might like being smelly. I know quite a few people who smell but don't really care what other people think. Either way, best of luck!

the better way is giving a deodorant at his birthday or ask him to open a window to take fresh air at office

Maybe you could post something. A reminder that good hygene is important when you work with others. Maybe he will take the hint.

tell your bose about him and the problem you and your co -workers have with him

the boss just tell him that his smell is distracting u from working and then the boss is gonna have take care of it i guess