Website lets you tell workmates they're disgusting
A website has been launched that lets you secretly tell your workmates they're disgusting.
Workers blighted by body odour or smelly feet could soon receive a tactful letter telling them to freshen up.
Their long-suffering colleagues have contacted CoWorkerHints.com, who write to the offender on their behalf to encourage greater use of anti-perspirants.
The range of "personal hygiene" problems covered by the service includes flatulence and nose-picking.
The website was founded by Carole Shepard, who sends 70 anonymous letters on behalf of embarrassed workers each week from her South Carolina home. She got the idea for the service from her own uncomfortable experiences.
For $9.95 - the equivalent of £6.75 - she will write to the offender, breaking the news in the most tactful way on behalf of an unnamed friend. She also offers solutions such as daily use of deodorant and washing your clothes.
Shepard told the Akron Beacon Journal: "I get letters all the time from people out of desperation. They're at their wits end."
CoWorkerHints.com includes a list of letters under headings such as "chronically late, poor table manners, dress is too casual, dandruff, does not cover mouth".
By clicking on the appropriate letter, you can decide whether you want to send your colleague only a letter or add a book of etiquette.
"I imagine it would be a shock for anyone to get," Shepard said. "But at least they get to suffer through that embarrassment in a private situation."