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*oonridge McPhalify
writes:hello, today at work i was pissed of quite a bit as my boss said that a passenger (i work in airport security) had complained about my body odour. now i have clean clothes and a shower before work every day and wear deodourant, no-one has even made a passing comment before and at work they are a mouthy lot (understatment). Anyway what really pissed me off was that after the complaint the team leader came over to me in a very obvious fashion and started sniffing the air and walked right through me. it was after this that i was informed.now i can appreciate that we all sweat and that some passengers will moan about everything but i had at that period been doing body searches non-stop(standing up and bending over repeatedly) and was over hot. anyway i just feel that the whole thing was an episode that would not have happened in any other job that i have had up until now (and i have worked with some smelly people before).Also i have to have my hands near some very smelly shoes and on very sweaty people all the time so maybe i just feel that this was over the top.anyway i dislike the job a lot as it is extremely confrontational. i have a degree in psychology 2:2, but have been thinking that lately i want to do an apprenticeship as an electrician and forget about the degree for now (someone advised me to do another degree in psychiatry but i feel that my sunk costs are gone and should be forgot about). any advice welcome.
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reader, Boonridge McPhalify +, writes (4 July 2008):
Boonridge McPhalify is verified as being by the original poster of the question cheers-i'm all good now but it had me in a flap.
thanks for the help
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reader, Frank B Kermit  +, writes (4 July 2008):
 The team leader was doing harassment on you. No question.
I once was in charge of a guy that had bad body odor in an office environment. One day, I took him aside in an area that no one could hear or see us, and I politely but firmly told him that his body odor was unpleasant. He said that he forgot it that day. I pretended to beleive him, to let him save face. The fact is, the entire department was laughing at him behind his back (it was an ongoing problem) and came up with a nickname for him. I was the only one that took the time to speak to him. He appreciated the honesty and it was never a problem again.
The thing I wonder is if your boss put this into your employee file, or if this was kept between the two of you.
If your team leader continues to act up, you must confront him and let him know that his behaviors are harassment. Before you do this, check out company policy to see what the defination of harrassment is and what you need as proof. Play it smart.
In the meanwhile I suggest a few things.
1-Look for another job. That environment is TOXIC and will hurt you emotionally. Those injuries take longer to heal.
Perferablly take a job that will require work that can allow your mind to free up so you can do some creative thinking for you future.
2-Start a website blog. They are inexpensive. You studied psyc? Good, start making a daily journal about your thoughts of psyc. Through this also include reviews of books and other sources. Just because school is over does not mean to stop learning. If you are interested in a new career, post your notes and summaries of the stuff you are studying.
3-Finish your degree. Very few people ever go back later. Life takes over.
4-Find a unique approach in what you study. For example, Psychology in the work place, so you can use this experience for something relevant. Maybe sell a book you self publish from all your blog posts.
-Frank B Kermit
http://www.franktalks.com
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