03/27/2025
Please, pay attention to how you smell.
I work as an assistant to a high-net-worth individual, and one thing I discovered early in my job was that my boss is extremely sensitive to smells. No matter how subtle a scent is, he can detect it immediately. If it’s a pleasant smell, he recognizes it instantly; if it’s an unpleasant one, he picks up on it just as fast.
There was a lady who was scheduled to meet with my boss one day. Someone had spoken to him about her, saying she needed a job. The role they had in mind required her to interact with at least five hundred customers daily. Because of the nature of the position, my boss doesn’t leave the selection entirely to HR, he personally assesses candidates for that role.
On the appointed day, the lady arrived. She was taken to his office, but the moment she walked in, my boss immediately became uncomfortable. Despite this, he managed to engage her in conversation and then told her that HR would get back to her.
As soon as she left the office, my boss turned to me and a few colleagues and simply said, “No way.” We all knew exactly what the issue was.
Oh my God. The stench from this lady was so overpowering that we had to spray the office the moment she left. There are bad smells, and then there was this, it was unbearable. None of us could understand why a lady would smell that way, especially when coming to meet the chairman/CEO of an organization.
That was the end of it. We never heard about her again.
Personal Hygiene is a Serious issue we are not addressing enough.
This is a common issue that many people don’t even realize they have. Worse still, you can’t even tell some people they smell without them taking offense. And let’s be clear, this isn’t just a problem with women; men are just as guilty.
Some people have, horrendous breath that could make a grown man weak. Armpits smelling like fermented ogiri. Body odor so strong that it creates an invisible force field. Hair that carries weeks of sweat and neglect. Odors that make it obvious when they’re on their period. Men who wear the same pair of boxers for a week. Women who wear panties more than once before washing them. People who leave their sanitary pads on for an entire day.
Basic hygiene isn’t that difficult trust me. Biko 🙏🏾
Use deodorant, it will help you fights body odor. Use antiperspirant, it will help you to reduce sweating because perfume will not do this for you. The good news is, it’s very affordable to get one.
Brush your teeth twice daily, bad breath is a relationship and career killer. Shower at least once a day, twice if you sweat a lot. Please, stop treating bathing like a seasonal event or punishment. Wash your butt with water, not just tissue. Some things require a proper cleanse, no one needs to tell tou you this noooow…
Bad hygiene can cost you opportunities, relationships, and respect o. No human being should be walking around smelling bad while they are alive and sane.
Stop suffocating people with your stench. Take care of yourself. You’ll be doing yourself, and everyone around you a huge favor.
If you are offended by this, I am not sorry. Go and take care of yourself.
