PSA to leaders...have the tough convo with team members about body odor. I’ve had three instances in the last week of offensive BO by people at another major firm that my client commented about.

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Oh boy. Yeah. Won't touch this one with a ten foot pole.

Does anybody know how HR handles that sort of thing? Genuinely curious how I'd deal with that as a M, and I don't think they train us at all on that...

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One of the clients is HR. Ain’t that hard. “X, I set-up this meeting to discuss a sensitive issue with you directly out of respect for you. I don’t want to cause you embarrassment, but our policy requires our people to be professional at all times. Professional includes personal hygiene. Several people have observed that you have an unpleasant body odor that makes it difficult to work with you as a team member. This should be corrected immediately, or you will be removed from the project. If you need assistance or guidance to address this issue, we are happy to help so you can be a successful team member. Any questions? Great, we look forward to resolving this very quickly.” End of meeting.

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Also D1, best to engage HR as some people are are prone to saying ignorant things. Respect people, address the issue directly. Will help avoid someone saying something dumb and disrespectful.

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Some people naturally have strong body odor and can't help it, they could smell right after showering. I'd be careful jumping to conclusions about hygiene.

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