# How to Tell an Employee They Smell Bad?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-an-employee-they-smell-bad/432271>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 4, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-an-employee-they-smell-bad/432271 "2008-01-04T15:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-an-employee-they-smell-bad/432271/41 "2008-01-05T20:19:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Gymnopithys]  
I would first try to put on her desk a nicely wrapped parcel containing a deodorant and a perfumed soap.  
Hint.  
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Yeah, you know what? Hint’s and putting things on people’s desks doesn’t work and is innappropriate. Either they wonm’t get it or it may appear harrassing. Just suck it up and privately deal with the issue in your office.

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