Edit: just spoke to a supervisor like 15 minutes ago, she assured me she would handle it 🤞🤞
Edit 2: i told him myself. He made a comment about being up front about things so i took that opportunity to let him know what was bothering me, and he took it well. Let’s see how the week improves.
Just started a new job about a month and a half ago. This person in question has already been spoken to by a supervisor about an “odor” about 2 weeks ago, and now it is unbearable.
I like to think I’m a patient person, and pretty considerate of others’ feelings, but i just know that no matter how i word this he’s gonna just take it as being bullied at work rather than taking advice on what needs to change.
If it helps: dude has a girlfriend that he just CANNOT stop texting throughout the day, and it’s obvious that she’s got him on a leash. He keeps misplacing things, and sometimes doing double the work because she won’t leave him alone.
I’m sorry that this isn’t exactly helping the OP, but it does remind me…
How the hell do I keep my work shoes from smelling? I stand all day at work for 8 hours. I wear fresh socks each time I put on my shoes. I try spraying my shoes with lysol, putting baby powder in them, putting dryer sheets in them, throwing them in the washer, etc. But nothing helps totally alleviate it. After I kick them off at the end of the day, I can tell that they still smell and my feet will smell because of them until I shower again.
At least it doesn’t seem too bad like OP, but still. It’s frustrating to not be able to fix a smell.
I don’t have any sort of foot fungus and I wear breathable netted tennis shoes. I also wear different shoes when not at work. My non work shoes don’t stink (unless I go to like an amusement park or something and walk all day), but I also don’t wear any other shoes for such a long period of time at once.
Ideally, I need to have dedicated work shoes that aren’t swapped out for my other casual shoes. I work with biohazardous things and can end up with stuff like blood on my shoes.
Check out antiperspirant for your feet. The issue might be related to your feet sweating and creating dampness in your shoe your whole shift. Also ideally have two pairs of shoes to alternate for work.
There are types of antibacterial powder you can use. You put in a small amount before wearing the shoes - helps a lot, especially in combination with airing them out after every day!
Get a second pair of work shoes, keep your routine up with both, and switch each day. Lets them completely dry out.
What type of socks do you wear? Synthetic fibre or cotton? I answered OP above about how I killed my foot odour with simple cotton socks, perhaps this could help you.
I honestly have no idea what material my socks are made of. I haven’t heard this one before. Thanks for the suggestion!
Put them in a plastic bag and chuck them in the freezer. The cold kills off alot of the bacteria causing the smells.