Comments on: Should you tell a job candidate about her body odor?

By: J

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:45:13 +0000

In reply to Michelle. I'm very curious to know what staffing solutions are offered for persons with genuine chronic medical odor issues . It is not commonly known that many people suffer from issues like TMAU and other conditions that are incurable or problematic for doctors.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:48:13 +0000

As a potential employer, I don’t believe it is your place to tell a candidate about their hygiene and body odor. If it is something that will affect the workplace environment, then they may just not be a good fit for the position. Altera Staffing has a team of staffing consultants who are more than happy to answer any best hiring practices questions and offer any employer staffing solutions. Visit us at http://alterastaffing.com/index.html .

By: Elizabeth West

Elizabeth West — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:48:54 +0000

In reply to Evil HR Lady. Oh gosh yes, and with the heat the way it is, it's really difficult. My car doesn't have any air conditioning! I always dress up to drop off a resume in case they want to talk to me right then. It does happen!

By: Not Me

Not Me — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:36:10 +0000

In reply to Evil HR Lady. Thanks :) I like my Certain Dri Clinical Strength! It amazes me that there are people who a) don't have freinds and family who care enough to tell them they stink or b) don't care!

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:46:05 +0000

In reply to Not Me. Caring about the environment is not a protected class, fortunately. I wouldn't want to share living quarters with them either! I love my Secret!

By: Not Me

Not Me — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:37:58 +0000

Oh wow, this is my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. They do not wear antiperspirant, only natural deodorants. They do not shower regularly because it isn’t good for the environment to use all that water. Whatever soap they use is really ineffective. It is all natural and vegan. This has caused more than a few problems with me and my husband because I refuse to go on vacations where we share quarters. They stink! They are grown ups, yet they smell like sweaty children. I’ve said something, his mom has said something, they don’t care. They think they are fine and anyone who doesn’t like it has a problem. I don’t know what their situations are at work, I am just glad they don’t work with me! So my question – could an employer fire someone like them for being stinky becuase they care about the environment?

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:54:40 +0000

I got to have my very first conversation with an employee this the other day….not a fun task. If you can do this with tact, you should do well on most management tasks.

By: fposte

fposte — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:45:51 +0000

In reply to Evil HR Lady. No disagreement here. But I think I'd feel worse about not telling somebody who's already in the company that this is why they weren't advancing. (And plus I'm wide-eyed at somebody who smelled that bad just dropping off an application, so I was kind of hoping that that wasn't the scenrio.)

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:26:10 +0000

In reply to Dave. That's why I write about it, rather than doing it! So, what did you say? Did you say something? I'm dying to know.

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:25:20 +0000

In reply to fposte. I think, even if it was a one-off, it's indicative that the person isn't aware of proper protocol for job hunting. Even if you're just dropping off a resume, you take a shower, dress nicely and use deodorant.