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What to do about colleague that keeps dropping their guts in office?!
Hi all
After some advice on a problem at work
Have recently moved offices, I now find myself sat next to a woman with a serious flatulence problem.
This is already well known amongst our team, however until now I had never had the misfortune to be within range / downwind.
She is a bit of an oddball but perfectly polite etc. But just randomnly keeps farting, its becoming a bit unbearable now and aside from the nausea I feel I may lose my sight should I have to endure much more.
Joking aside, I really don't know how to approach it, its not like if its a fella or a mate when I wouldn't have a problem telling them to pack it in. Its pretty anti social but is difficult to deal with as
1. Its a woman 2. we are in a small team in a small office that have to get on 3. It's known she stinks but no one for the last year has mentioned it to her, at one point someone was going to speak to management but bottled it. 4. She is not the most easy going person and worried it could all blow up in my face should I confront her and find myself the wrong end of a disciplinary (wouldn't put it past her).
I have tried the subtle 'whats that smell', the coughing etc., also asking for a window to be opened, but its not getting through. She sits near the window and doesn't like the cold so keeps it shut most of the time.
Its obviously a delicate situation, having spoken to a colleague who is well aware of it all he feels we can't do much about it. (aside from him  himself laughing at the fact I am in the firing line).
Anyone else dealt with similar or any management on here who can say how they would deal with it???
The whole office politics and and politeness thing is what makes it difficult to sort and the fact that maybe she can't help it.
If it was my old job a "pack it in you dirty bast**d" would have done the trick but is not appropriate here.[color=red]
And one of the quality replies.
Going through the proper channels is the best way to deal with it. Alternatively, the rest of you could always join in, if it's good enough for her then the rest of you could lift a buttock and let rip freely, Blazing Saddles style and see what she thinks of that.
Or just take a windsock into the office and go and prod it every time she cuts one loose. Or a kite maybe, expalining how windy it gets in there...
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16th Mar 2012 8:24pm
