Odour Is A Diversity Issue
According to the Magic Pot.
You have a contract worker out on a job. The people who work with him can't stand the way he smells but are too meek to say anything. So, they dump it on you.
Client: You know your placement? He stinks. Literally. And we want you to take care of it.
Recruiter: Sorry, can't help you.
Client: Why not?
Recruiter: He's from Iowa. They have a special lifestyle there. They eat a lot of garlic.
Client: And...
Recruiter: I can't discriminate against him on the basis of where he comes from.
Client: What if he was a nudist? Would I be able to do anything then?
Recruiter: Is it part of his religion?
Client: Are you pulling my leg?
Recruiter: Does it sound like I'm pulling your leg? Tiffy lays it out on the Magic Pot. Let me read it to you:
Tread carefully! Suggesting that someone change her diet could be seen as discrimination since diets are often culturally determined. If there is a medical cause, it could be an ADA issue.










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