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In some belief systems around the world, wearing fragrance is a form of charity, a gift to others. I always treat those around me to something beautiful. Dousing is not the case with me.

And I do have it on good word that fragrance on a man is the closest thing to flipping a switch on a female to create attraction. I try to make the rest of myself as appealing as possible. Hence the short and lined up beard and hair.

A lot of females do come through there. They need wiper blades and what not.

One day after helping a female with her gas cap issue, she rejected me. I said something straightforward like you're really pretty, take my number. She said "I can't be doing that." But as I'm walking away, she said, "well, you're really pretty, too." I turned around, smiled and kept walking. It like wasn't really rejecting me but just rejecting the idea of starting something with a random dude with zero connection beforehand. I just never press, accept the no. But if there ever was a time I should have tried to at least suggest that maybe she should reconsider, that was it.

I just feel like pursuing a female when she said no once is just insulting to me. Have self respect. I would miss out on her, but she misses out on me.

One female years after we first hung out told me that it really stuck out that I approached her that day. It just doesn't really happen during the day, like ever, for most females. So when it does, it's memorable, if they say yes or no.


One time a female approached me in public, and I was glad that I showered that day. I always try to be ready for females, anywhere. The one time I don't look and smell great always ends up being regrettable.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?mt=2&i=1000400487102

Kinda like this Radio Lab episode here, when the presenter they are talking about who passed away, Joe Frank, shared a story about seeing a woman in an elevator. He like falls in love with her in a few seconds, takes out a receipt from his pocket to write his number, studies it like it's important, puts it back in his pocket, and wants to say "I'm the guy you've been looking for, love of your life, can't you recognise it's me!" But says nothing. That happened once a day to him with a random female. Happens to me also.

It amazes me how I feel like that with random females I don't know at all. I don't know if she bathes regularly. Or anything that may make me say never mind.

Life is tough.
 
It becomes clearer and clearer. Sounds like you're a minority. That's always tough. In other cultures fragrances may be appropriate, but this is the US, in Rome do as the Romans do. No fragrances on interviews. You may also be inappropriate around females, but it's hard to tell, there's a reason you can't land minimum wage jobs. Take the clues that you're getting here and run with it or continue pretending that there's nothing wrong and end up getting the same results.

Repeat, shower every day. Sometimes I even shower twice in a day, once before and once after going to the gym.
 
huh? So perfume counters at malls don't exist in America. I must be imagining all the magazines with scents inside. And all the reviewers saying "safe office scents." And all the YouTubers who review:

https://youtu.be/_F2Mpr7rF4g

Everyone likes a good scent. It's a human thing. Not a regional thing. Animals too. All they do is go around sniffing.

If I was annoying ppl with my juice, Mr. Snitch at my job would be the first to bring it up, esp if it affected customers.

I got quite a collection and mix it up. I only buy the top notch ones that can hypnotise females. That fragrance collection in the wall from Ron Burgundy is not far off from me. Minus the panther parts scent with the growling box.

Someone else here said fast food doesn't hire ppl they think will bounce pretty soon. I guess I should aim higher.
 
Originally Posted by BossMoss
huh? So perfume counters at malls don't exist in America. I must be imagining all the magazines with scents inside. And all the reviewers saying "safe office scents." And all the YouTubers who review:

https://youtu.be/_F2Mpr7rF4g

Everyone likes a good scent. It's a human thing. Not a regional thing. Animals too. All they do is go around sniffing.

If I was annoying ppl with my juice, Mr. Snitch at my job would be the first to bring it up, esp if it affected customers.

I got quite a collection and mix it up. I only buy the top notch ones that can hypnotise females. That fragrance collection in the wall from Ron Burgundy is not far off from me. Minus the panther parts scent with the growling box.

Someone else here said fast food doesn't hire ppl they think will bounce pretty soon. I guess I should aim higher.


Didn't say that. Read what I said, not what I didn't say. Nix the perfume on interviews. It's ok to wear otherwise, but if you do more reading, it's a like/dislike kind of thing. Sorta like why white is a popular color. It's not loved, but it's not hated either. While one scent may drive someone crazy, it might do the opposite for someone else. None is neutral. I'm not a big fan of perfumes, if someone has it on heavy, it's an immediate turn off. First impressions matter. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

I'm basically telling your belief system doesn't line up with the rest of the population. I offer you a clue. Take it or not.
 
Originally Posted by 02SE
I feel like I'm reading an ad in the personals...


Or an article on how to pick up women, lol.
 
If my scent was a problem, it would've been mentioned to me. By ppl who try to criticise me for anything.

I think you're the type to enjoy plain white rice. After eating biryani, pallaw and other dishes, I could never go back to plain white rice. Bland.

I try to be an outlier anyway.
 
Originally Posted by BossMoss
If my scent was a problem, it would've been mentioned to me. By ppl who try to criticise me for anything.

I think you're the type to enjoy plain white rice. After eating biryani, pallaw and other dishes, I could never go back to plain white rice. Bland.

I try to be an outlier anyway.


It's not your scent...
 
Originally Posted by BossMoss
If my scent was a problem, it would've been mentioned to me. By ppl who try to criticise me for anything.

I think you're the type to enjoy plain white rice. After eating biryani, pallaw and other dishes, I could never go back to plain white rice. Bland.

I try to be an outlier anyway.


No....
I know a couple of lovely (female) workmates over the years that wear their perfume as a marinade...can smell them coming half a floor away...no-one has ever mentioned it to them...but people don't sit next to them,

A couple of guys buy expensive colognes, to match their expensive watches...the expense of the watches of which the rest of us guys are supposed to inately understand...because the guys that wear expensive watches to impress other guys know how much you paid for said watch (sorry, I'm not paying a month and a half's pay for a watch, no matter how much it impresses someone)...they also tend to overdo the smell when they are in an important meeting (apparently that's noticed too)...and try funny handshakes to see whether we are all part of the same club.

It's OK to set yourself apart as different...just don't get riled when people TREAT you different.
 
99% of the places where I've worked, my boss is the owner of the business. I can tell him exactly what I think, and I don't have to dress up or be careful with my words. And of course they do the same to me. I prefer not to work for large companies.
 
Originally Posted by billt460
All this back and forth over fragrance?? Seriously? You want to smell clean. Not like the parlor of an Amsterdam whorehouse.

Hey! How do you know what those places smell like? Just kidding.
Now back to Dear Abby and how much cologne is too much for scoring at the auto parts store......
 
Originally Posted by Wolf359
Sometimes I even shower twice in a day, once before and once after going to the gym.


Before? Why? That's like brushing your teeth before breakfast. Waste of time.
 
So they are cutting your hours and shifts at the last minute? Now that you explained yourself I understand what is going on. NO....don't complain to HR. It's pretty obvious your immediate supervisor does not value you. Time to look for a new job. Complaining to HR will only expedite you out the door. It's a harsh reality but the good side is, you'll probably end up in a better place. My BIL lost his job, 2 weeks later much better off. The economy is doing well......
 
Originally Posted by BossMoss
huh? So perfume counters at malls don't exist in America. I must be imagining all the magazines with scents inside. And all the reviewers saying "safe office scents." And all the YouTubers who review:

https://youtu.be/_F2Mpr7rF4g

Everyone likes a good scent. It's a human thing. Not a regional thing. Animals too. All they do is go around sniffing.

If I was annoying ppl with my juice, Mr. Snitch at my job would be the first to bring it up, esp if it affected customers.

I got quite a collection and mix it up. I only buy the top notch ones that can hypnotise females. That fragrance collection in the wall from Ron Burgundy is not far off from me. Minus the panther parts scent with the growling box.

Someone else here said fast food doesn't hire ppl they think will bounce pretty soon. I guess I should aim higher.

You may be very well be "annoying people" at your job.....hence the reason your employer is giving you short shifts. Lay off the cologne and quit hitting on female customers.....dude, wake up.
 
Originally Posted by ZeeOSix
Originally Posted by 02SE
I feel like I'm reading an ad in the personals...


Or an article on how to pick up women, lol.

Or how not too...
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I myself wear cologne sometimes, but I doubt 99% of people would notice it...
 
Originally Posted by atikovi
Originally Posted by Wolf359
Sometimes I even shower twice in a day, once before and once after going to the gym.


Before? Why? That's like brushing your teeth before breakfast. Waste of time.


Depends on when you work out, if you go after work then you're showering in the morning, then work - then the gym...
 
Go to a bunch of temp agencies. You will find one that will put in a gig because you walked in and they need a body to show up somewhere. Also ask them to do a mock interview and give you feedback.

Lastly stop with the excuses. You have sr management types telling you why you wrong and don't want to listen. Looking in the mirror is also about your attitude.
 
Originally Posted by atikovi
Nope, he says he showers once before and once after going to the gym.


Well it depends on the weather. Just in hot weather. You don't want to take a class and smell. In some gyms you run into extra clueless people who reek, I think they must not wash their cloths after a workout and just reuse it. No one ever says anything but they just move to another station. I only do that at the nice gym, they have better showers and products (Kiehls) than I do at home.
 
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