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Footballguy
The set up at my office is such that everyone sits at cubicles, and all the offices are strictly used for meeting rooms. I get into work around 6:00, and usually around that time only me one of the other guys on my team, who sits directly behind me, are in the office. Today was no different, I got here a bit before him, unloaded my stuff and walked to grab some coffee, passing him on the way in. After I got back from coffee, as soon as I sat down.. I smelled it. The most rotten, awful smell, the kind that makes you wince, and your eyes water just a bit. I glanced behind me, and John was just working away as if nothing was going on. It passed relatively quickly, didn't linger for too long so I didn't say anything and went about my morning routine. He's only been here about 2 weeks so I havn't figured him out quite yet and didn't know how he would take to me calling attention to the awfulness that is pouring out of him. (Side note - he's one of those guys who proudly sports a college ring, Georgia Tech)
Fast forward about 4 hours and it has been the most miserable morning, everytime I get back from a meeting, or return to my desk, it comes back. I seriously choked one time. It just doesn't stop. Every 10-15 minutes the most heinous smell engulfs me. I finally had had enough, and turned around.
Me - Half laughing, trying to make a joke about it, "John, Jesus man, that is some rotten gas you got going on. I don't know if I can take much more"
John turns around, looks at me with the most serious face, and angrily says, "Look, I've sh** three times this morning already, there's nothing I can do about it, if it's that awful, go book a conference room and work from there"
Then turns around and starts working again.
Completely caught me off guard, I figured he was embarrassed, but didn't expect such an angry response. And especially didn't expect him to insinuate that it is my responsibility to go work somewhere else since he's sh*ting on himself all morning, and I can't take it anymore.
I'm eating lunch now, but have no clue how to handle it when I go back to my desk, except hope the problem has fixed itself. So I ask the FFA - Who's responsibility is it to go work elsewhere in this situation?
Fast forward about 4 hours and it has been the most miserable morning, everytime I get back from a meeting, or return to my desk, it comes back. I seriously choked one time. It just doesn't stop. Every 10-15 minutes the most heinous smell engulfs me. I finally had had enough, and turned around.
Me - Half laughing, trying to make a joke about it, "John, Jesus man, that is some rotten gas you got going on. I don't know if I can take much more"
John turns around, looks at me with the most serious face, and angrily says, "Look, I've sh** three times this morning already, there's nothing I can do about it, if it's that awful, go book a conference room and work from there"
Then turns around and starts working again.
Completely caught me off guard, I figured he was embarrassed, but didn't expect such an angry response. And especially didn't expect him to insinuate that it is my responsibility to go work somewhere else since he's sh*ting on himself all morning, and I can't take it anymore.
I'm eating lunch now, but have no clue how to handle it when I go back to my desk, except hope the problem has fixed itself. So I ask the FFA - Who's responsibility is it to go work elsewhere in this situation?
I'm pretty sure I learned all that at lunch the first day he started working here.
