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Originally Posted by Wormius
I think maybe just be blunt. Say you had an employee with bad body odour had really foul breath that knocked you off your feet when they talked to you? Surely you could say something in that case for the good of potential clients or other employees?
So instead of going with subtlety, just say it. Or, if he doesn’t have very good breath, despite the appearance, it would be a good ice breaker into the conversation. I can’t really think of anything appropriate to say in that situation, except like, “whoa, your breath, dude”.
It kind of reminds me a little bit about a difficult conversation I recently had with a friend who had been serving some really overcooked bbq. I started it with kind of faux serious, like “we need to talk about something” and then started in with the bbq’ing, and to just trust the thermometer and food safety. I think it was a good convo. He later started confiding in other stuff that he wasn’t sure about because I was honest there.
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Thanks Wormius, appreciate your perspective.
I think that would work on you or me, but this person is particularly sensitive to the point where I really have to be mindful of things. Think, like, wounded animal.
I was hoping for some magical advice or approach I hadn't thought of, but I'm not seeing anything that will really work in this case. Unfortunately, I think I'll have to wait for things to get worse and then intervene when they're not left with the option of continuing to ignore.
Thanks for considering this with me, guys. Appreciate the insights.