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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9512104" data-attributes="member: 4534">It is completely different but it's still a problem that needs to be discussed.&nbsp; It's not much different in a work setting.&nbsp; Sometimes the problem you have with an employee really isn't directly tied to the work they're doing.&nbsp; A few months ago my wife and I were at our FLGS on a game day but I wasn't running anything.&nbsp; We entered the store at the same time as two other customers, both of whom positively reeked of tobacco with strong undercurrents of marijuana.&nbsp; Neither one of us are particularly sensitive to smells, we're not allergic to anything nor will bad smells give us migrains, but we found their smell to be overwhelming and gave them as wide a berth as possible in the retail space.&nbsp; Even after they retired to the back to play in their game we could still smell them. It got me to thinking about what I would do if they sat down at my table for game day.&nbsp; I found being around them for just a few minutes to be nearly unbearable and couldn't fathom sitting next to them at a table for four hours.&nbsp; If I were running the game, I'd feel compelled to eject them for my sake, the sake of everyone else at the table, and the sake of everyone else surrounding my table. Body odor is a classic HR problem.&nbsp; If I was at work, I could speak to an employee privately, find out if the BO is caused by a medical issue, and work towards a solution from there.&nbsp; At the game store, there really isn't a place where I can talk to someone privately, especially about something sensitive like this, so we'd have to step outside to speak.&nbsp; There's no good way to have this conversation and whether you have it or not someone is going to be unhappy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9512104, member: 4534"] It is completely different but it's still a problem that needs to be discussed. It's not much different in a work setting. Sometimes the problem you have with an employee really isn't directly tied to the work they're doing. A few months ago my wife and I were at our FLGS on a game day but I wasn't running anything. We entered the store at the same time as two other customers, both of whom positively reeked of tobacco with strong undercurrents of marijuana. Neither one of us are particularly sensitive to smells, we're not allergic to anything nor will bad smells give us migrains, but we found their smell to be overwhelming and gave them as wide a berth as possible in the retail space. Even after they retired to the back to play in their game we could still smell them. It got me to thinking about what I would do if they sat down at my table for game day. I found being around them for just a few minutes to be nearly unbearable and couldn't fathom sitting next to them at a table for four hours. If I were running the game, I'd feel compelled to eject them for my sake, the sake of everyone else at the table, and the sake of everyone else surrounding my table. Body odor is a classic HR problem. If I was at work, I could speak to an employee privately, find out if the BO is caused by a medical issue, and work towards a solution from there. At the game store, there really isn't a place where I can talk to someone privately, especially about something sensitive like this, so we'd have to step outside to speak. There's no good way to have this conversation and whether you have it or not someone is going to be unhappy. [/QUOTE]

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