What would you do in this incredibly uncomfortable situation
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Posts: 1 (12/27/2008 7:49 AM) |
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thread killer 00 |
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Posts: 3556 (12/27/2008 8:15 AM) |
Just an FYI from an engineer who does ventilation work for commercial buildings: it's not the ventilation. Bathroom and kitchen exhausts are piped
separately from the ventilation that's in office areas. Air is fed into offices, bathroom air is sucked out. Two completely different animals. It's
not the ventilation.
I really don't think you should get involved, because it's not your job. Let HR handle it, because it could be from a medical condition or something she's not telling y'all. That's what your HR rep is there for, to deal with weird situations like this. |
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DarklyDreaming07 |
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Posts: 43309 (12/27/2008 10:15 AM) |
What an interesting post and a bad situation for everyone
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Paiger171 |
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Posts: 8394 (12/27/2008 10:44 AM) |
I've heard that those who stand on the toilets is a cultural thing. I understand that some Indian cultures do this...at least when they come to America. I
work at a large corporation where there are a lot of Indians, and sometimes I'll hear someone using the bathroom, but there's no feet in the stall!
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OrangeCrush |
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Posts: 20196 (12/27/2008 11:44 AM) |
As bad as it is, I don't think it's your place to say anything. If anything, it would have to come through HR probably.
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MeParley |
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Posts: 13377 (12/27/2008 11:57 AM) |
Iwantnumber18 wrote:That's what I was thinking. If a large Yankee candle (the kind in a glass jar) was left burning, it would probably take care of the odor, but it's probably against fire regulations. You might want to check into it. |
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Laurenette |
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Posts: 2360 (12/27/2008 12:11 PM) |
It's not an HR issue.
The manager should send out an email to everyone about odors in the workplace, reminding them to be courteous when using the bathroom, use air freshener and shut the door when needed. So she doesn't feel singled out, he can add things like "please refrain from wearing strong cologne" and "please keep strong-smelling food items in the lunchroom." So it's more general. If that doesn't work, her manager should have a "when you work inc lose quarters, sometimes..." conversation with her and tell her that employees and customers are noticing a strong, unpleasant smell when she leaves the bathroom and it's affecting the operation of the business. It'll be an uncomfortable conversation, but obviously something has to be said. He should approach her like he would want to be approached if it was him causing the problem - if he WAS, wouldn't he want someone to make him aware? "I really apologize for having to bring this up, but..." He should suggest air fresheners, matches etc. and ask her to make sure to close the door when she's done so that the ventilation fan can do its work. It's an embarrassing problem. He should stay way from any conversation about medical issues. Just have him tell her that it's an issue, there have been complaints, and she needs to take care of it. No one wants to have the conversation, but it's her boss's place to do it. |
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