Would you tell someone if they had bad breath?
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at
10:04 pm
So, I have a co-worker who I think has Halitosis (*bad breath disease) and it’s so hard to breath when he’s talking to me and it’s already been 2 years and I don’t know how much longer I can take of it..lol Sometimes I just want to vomit and other times I hold my breath until he finishes talking (sometimes I turn red) What should I do?
*I know that’s not the proper term,but you get the idea*
The worst part is, when he asks me to help with a customer he has on hold, I have to smell the part of the phone you talk into and it smells worse! ugh! lol
Filed under: Bad Breath Halitosis
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Yes, I’d tell him with a stick of gum every time I spoke with him
Yes, tell him. He will appreciate and so will you.
Offer them a piece of gum. Always works for me.
Hmm…had the same problem. I never told her but just stepped back a little when she spoke to me. Good luck with that!
go eat gum
Offer him gum.
You take out a piece of gum and pop it into your mouth, and then offer him a piece and he might say ‘No thanks’ and just go ‘No, you need it’ with a warm smile. Hopefully he will get it without being upset at all.
I would tell him and then tell him "i’d hope you would tell me the same thing". that way you don’t seem like the asshole.
It could be their diet. Onions, garlic, etc…
I carry gum and offer it whenever I am with that person.
Good luck.
I think if i had bad breath i would want somebody to tell me sooner or later. So u know how Christmas is coming up. U can buy him a nice gift basket including like listerine tic-tacs and like a cheep whine and cheese for like 20$
Good Luck Hope It Helps
well………………..i would just say: may i ask you a weird question? and then: your breath stinks!! !! OMG I CAN’T BELIVE I SAID THAT THATS EMBARESSIG MAYBE ASK YOUR BFFFL’S OR …dunno sorry
when they get back from lunch just casually say…"hey….what did you eat for lunch…a SH!T SANDWICH???"
say ,dude i consider us friends and as friends i have to tell you ," you have really bad breath and need to do something to fix it"
if he really isn’t a friend just say, i need to tell you as a coworker you have really bad breath and need to find a way to fix it.
either way its going to be uncomfortable for both of you but they will appreciate it weather they tell you or not.
It may explain why this person is alone you could fix his whole life with one sentence, go for it!!
let us know how it goes after
O.k I feel this is really bothering you. YOU have two options to deal with this problem. Option A you could either directly tell this co-worker about his bad breath. Option B If it is really difficult for you to tell him try offering him a breath mint or gum and mentally dealing with it.
I’d tell him – very gently. I’d just say "I hate to bring this up, but its something I would want to know – often I find you have bad breath, and thought it’d be better to tell you straight out rather than just offer you a piece of gum everytime
"
Well, there’s no proper way to criticize someone and have them not be offended or feelings hurt, so there is nothing correct you can SAY in this situation. Perhaps pull out a packet of mints and take one for yourself and then offer him one, or simply stand back from him so you’re not so affected. Phone meetings are also useful if you’re in a large enough company, or just any excuse really to avoid this person.
There was a person at the company I work for who was a personal-space-invader. It really freaked me out but no matter what, he’d sidle up to a very uncomfortable proximity every time we had to be in the same room. I arranged to meet very little, and then only on the phone. Good luck!
If you been talking to him for 2 years, then you had to develop some sort of bond. I would wait until you 2 are alone and tell him in a tactful manner. Maybe start of with "no disrespect, but or I’m not try to be offensive, but…………….".