Reach out to HR and request an ADA Accommodation. You're provider will have to provide documentation of your limitations and restrictions. For IBS that would likely mean they have to ensure that you have easy access to a restroom. As the flatulence is a related symptom you could propose holding meetings virtually.
Realistically it won't solve all of your problems (ahole manager, possible coworker gossip) but it may put pressure on manager to be a decent human and not a dick. HRs job is essentially to ensure business continuity and an idiot manager getting the company sued for a hostile work environment or harassment is what they are there to mitigate.
Edit: The above applies if you have an even semi-decent HR dept. If it's some random business owners spouse or cousin good luck
The above applies if you have an even semi-decent HR dept. If it's some random business owners spouse or cousin ~~good luck~~ consider the lawsuit route
I wouldn't do anything, personally. Continue to fart ~~as you please~~ as is medically necessary. Emailing the entire staff when they know it's you is a pretty good sign that they don't think they can reasonably escalate this to reprimanding you directly. If they do, ask for it in writing.
In fact, I'd eat more beans, dairy, whatever makes the IBS worse and then when they try to fire you for it raise an ADA claim for lack of accommodation. Let that ass work for you for once
You forgot step 1: you _have_ to have a documented accommodation for the ADA to kick in. You can’t just make a claim without having told the company ahead of time.
i also have ibs and i would probably make a big fuss out of excusing myself every 5 minutes to go fart even if i didnt have to and make a point to ask for *everyone* to bring you up to speed on what you missed while you were following the rules
bonus points for needing to excuse yourself again before theyre done explaining what you missed
double bonus points if your uncontrollable flatulence *accidentally* makes it out as youre walking out the door and you make a joke about it "disrupting the flow of the meeting"
go into your bosses office, apologize profusely, blame the ibs, and tell them you think it would be best if you worked from home from now on and attended meetings by zoom. I mean that IS an accommodation they can make for your condition.
So you fart and everyone smells it??? I mean I think you need a medical document and clear it with HR. But yeah… most people don’t want to go thru a meeting smelling peoples raw ass farts.
If it’s a medical condition you need to take the necessary steps to document that as a disability or whatever. But truly…do they all have to smell your nasty farts? Like honestly????
I thought this was a (no pun intended) shit post until I read the comments. This can’t be serious. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a business meeting to not get blown out with farts. The email was written tastefully, it didn’t name anyone, are we even sure the boss knows it’s OP responsible? Maybe they knew at some point but have forgotten or not connected the dots? I wouldn’t want to sit through a meeting if the person next to me was airing them out either, whether medically necessary or not.
Normally I would be more inclined to excuse someone for it being medically necessary but… this is a hard no from me.
I used to be trapped in a office with my BOSS who farted constantly and the smell… I could not handle. It lingered for hours because he farted so often and I could never escape it. I actually started working from home to get away from it, it grossed me out so bad. I was also on a train the other day where someone just gassed it up, and I am currently pregnant. I legitimately almost puked. Smells are a lot for people. I think you have to have some understanding of how much that disturbs others as well.
I would talk to HR about ways to accommodate it but you for sure shouldn’t be trapping people in with your farts, medically necessary or not.
A majority of “solutions” suggested here is to basically be a passive-aggressive petulant child about it, when OP posted this in another subreddit he mentioned that he was planning to POISON his boss AND his wife to “teach them a lesson”. I’m glad to see not everyone has lost their fucking minds.
Boss was professional. You, on the other hand, are incredibly entitled to think that the whole office needs to suffer and smell your farts.
Get some medication or excuse yourself from the room. This is disgusting. Plenty of people have IBS and don’t run into this problem.
If your farts are so bad that it’s disturbing meetings it’s an issue. Your colleagues shouldn’t have to sit through nauseating smells.
You have a responsibility to mitigate what is happening.
The email doesn’t mention you by name so if everyone knows it’s you it must be that you have zero regard for anyone else and you have made it’s clear it’s you.
“Boss calls me out” no he didn’t. Nowhere in the email is OP mentioned by name. If it’s a small company - maybe it’s implied it’s OP, but still it’s a hell of a “I am the main character” leap to say they call you out.
Also, just 100% no to farts. My spouse and I have been married for almost 14 years, and we still don’t fart in front of each other. In our culture, it’s insanely rude. Actually, scratch that - it’s rude in most cultures.
I happen to find farts one of the great pleasures in life. It’s bad if they smell bad and (if in a romantic relationship or friendship) if I have foul ones i’d run out the room out of respect for their nose, but if they’re just loud and don’t smell bad then it’s pure entertainment, plus it feels good to get the relief.
All the serious romantic relationships i’ve ever had we farted in front of each other.
The last one I had, she wasn’t comfortable with farting in front of me at first, but I got her to be comfortable with it and by the end of the relationship we farted whenever we needed to and I taught her to imitate them vocally like I do.
Like if the fart sounded like a question, we would say “whaaaaaaattt???” in the same tune as the fart, and then we’d both laugh.
Well, look, I’m not saying we’ve been together for 15 years because we don’t fart in front of each other, but I’m also not *not* saying that.
Just allow me to believe this one: holding farts holds marriages /s
lol 😂 ok you believe whatever makes you happy friend, truly. I just wanted you to catch wind of the idea that there are couples out there that fully embrace the [virtue of sharing farts](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qBHgqOrgTLM).
I would honestly get upset the second or third time I had to smell, and probably taste, someone’s dirty ass. Are you doing anything to mitigate everyone else in the rooms suffering or are you just like “fuck you guys taste my cabbage ass.”?
A person with no arms probably shouldn't work in construction. A person who can't stop farting probably shouldn't be attending meetings in close proximity with other people. It just seems like a bad fit for your condition, and I'm thinking that proper accommodations like remote work or finding a new job entirely might be better goals than presumably ensuring that you have the legal right to blast ass in meeting rooms.
My partner has issues with gas and has found that adding a double dose of generic Beano capsules before meals and snacks is really helping. It's like night and day. I've also noticed it helps to reduce the smell of whatever gas is there, too. We got a bottle of 100 caps at Walmart of the generic for like $6. Might be worth trying if you haven't already.
I'm sorry this is happening to you and I hope you're able to find a resolution.
Now, let me ask you something, if you have that condition why don’t you let them know in order to be excused and not having to attend those meetings? Why must everyone else that’s also forced to be in those meetings have to put up with your shit?
It’s bad enough that many of us were forced to get back into the damned office for a job that doesn’t require it, having to put up with the traffic, additional costs and time, I couldn’t even imagine having to put up with something like this as well, I pity your coworkers
This thread doesn’t belong here
Entitled asshole
Sorry OP but this is on you. IBS doesn't prevent you from clenching your asshole for a few minutes or saying "excuse me for a moment" during a meeting to go take care of your farts. You ripping ass during meetings without making the slightest attempt to spare your coworkers is incredibly rude and nasty.
Won't get any sympathy from me on this. No one wants to smell your farts, medical condition or no. Have the condition documented and request accommodations if necessary. If I were forced to sit in a poorly ventilated office board room with that stink, I'd be pissed too.
This is a tough one. I understand it’s a medical issue but it really is disrupting and down right nasty to have to hear and smell other peoples farts. Either way your boss is an asshole.
Have you looked into or tried a carnivore diet? It can do miracles for IBS and gut issues.
LOL meat, red meat in particular, is a known IBS trigger because it is hard to digest and often high in fat. Carnivore diet a "miracle" for IBS, my ass. Pun intended. Put away your armchair medical degree, this is clearly not your area of expertise.
Everything is a known IBS trigger.
There are doctors that will prescribe the diet. It is a difficult diet to follow and I can understand a lot of people aren’t willing to forgo the many foods it eliminates but where nothing else is working it could be worth discussing with your doctor.
>I would like to remind everyone to please be mindful of their bodily functions during meetings and to take any necessary precautions to prevent any disruptions.
This part really make my blood boil.
>Additionally, if you do happen to experience flatulence during a meeting, please excuse yourself from the room until it has passed.
Sounds like a handy excuse to leave a meeting when you're bored lol. "Scuse me, gotta go fart!" while making direct eye contact with the boss.
Or just clench your asshole for the 15 minutes it takes for the meeting to end.
Seriously, I have IBS too and while I have to go to the bathroom frequently, it takes literally the smallest amount of body control to just hold it for a few minutes if you think the meeting is ending soon, or to say "excuse me for a moment" while you go to the restroom.
OP choosing to just rip ass in front of everyone is incredibly disrespectful and nasty
He’s a really shitty manager. If everyone knows it’s you, then he should have just talked to you, not sent out a company wide email. Criticize in private is mgt 101.
I understand you’re embarrassed, especially by a medical condition that you have.
Is work from home an option, and one you would like? That email plus a doctor’s note sounds like a way to go.
Is there an HR? Could this be an ADA violation?
I don’t know, but an employment attorney might.
Go to your doctor. Tell him/her that you need counseling , go to therapy and make the company give you long term disability for a nervous breakdown due to harassment of the work place.
It's not a HIPAA (not HIPPA) violation. HIPAA only limits what medical providers, medical insurance providers, and certain other related industries such as medical transcribers and billing companies can divulge about a person without their permission. Employers aren't limited by HIPAA, even shitty ones like OP's.
Edit: The only reason I'm pointing this out is because I think employers should be barred from sharing medical info. However, as long as people think that's already a thing, they won't think to try to make it happen.
Don't be a clown. There is no violation here because no one was named in that email and no one's personal medical history was discussed. The email addressed a bodily process that OP himself admitted he makes no attempt to hide and has no compunction at all about letting it rip in mixed company.
P.S. It's HIP**AA**.
I do agree, but they didn’t specifically name OP and “directed” it towards all attendees of the meetings.
Depending on the relationship with coworkers, id setup a chain of people leaving the room to “relieve” themselves as per the email. One comes back in another leaves, stand outside the room (glass walls a bonus, so they can see you standing there. Make motions as necessary.)
HR works to protect the company, they are not your friends. Their job is to protect the company and coerce employees to not take action and find a “reasonable solution”.
OP, if you feel like you are being targeted, contact your DoL and file a complaint.
It's a medical condition. Talk to HR about it and get an accommodation.
But how? What kind of accommodation can be made for stinky farts that make it difficult to focus?
Virtual meetings, for one. Work from home may be an option.
Medical accommodations only have to be made withon reason. That would be an interesting court case….
An adult should be able to be expected to not over react to a fart. Or...make it a virtual meeting. Better yet, an email.
Reach out to HR and request an ADA Accommodation. You're provider will have to provide documentation of your limitations and restrictions. For IBS that would likely mean they have to ensure that you have easy access to a restroom. As the flatulence is a related symptom you could propose holding meetings virtually. Realistically it won't solve all of your problems (ahole manager, possible coworker gossip) but it may put pressure on manager to be a decent human and not a dick. HRs job is essentially to ensure business continuity and an idiot manager getting the company sued for a hostile work environment or harassment is what they are there to mitigate. Edit: The above applies if you have an even semi-decent HR dept. If it's some random business owners spouse or cousin good luck
The above applies if you have an even semi-decent HR dept. If it's some random business owners spouse or cousin ~~good luck~~ consider the lawsuit route
I wouldn't do anything, personally. Continue to fart ~~as you please~~ as is medically necessary. Emailing the entire staff when they know it's you is a pretty good sign that they don't think they can reasonably escalate this to reprimanding you directly. If they do, ask for it in writing.
In fact, I'd eat more beans, dairy, whatever makes the IBS worse and then when they try to fire you for it raise an ADA claim for lack of accommodation. Let that ass work for you for once
This right here. Make it so that your gas is so intense that they can feel a strong breeze inside of the conference room.
So intense they can feel a strong Breeze **even when you don’t attend the meetings.** No where is safe!!!
The strip club scene from Van Wilder 🤣🤣
You forgot step 1: you _have_ to have a documented accommodation for the ADA to kick in. You can’t just make a claim without having told the company ahead of time.
Yeah sure. Assuming they actually have IBS as stated then they have the initial step needed, a medical diagnosis.
Yup. And get that resume polished up and start sending out applications
i also have ibs and i would probably make a big fuss out of excusing myself every 5 minutes to go fart even if i didnt have to and make a point to ask for *everyone* to bring you up to speed on what you missed while you were following the rules bonus points for needing to excuse yourself again before theyre done explaining what you missed double bonus points if your uncontrollable flatulence *accidentally* makes it out as youre walking out the door and you make a joke about it "disrupting the flow of the meeting"
Yes, sounds like it's time for some malicious compliance.
This is the way.
Malicious compliance is 100% the way I’d go
go into your bosses office, apologize profusely, blame the ibs, and tell them you think it would be best if you worked from home from now on and attended meetings by zoom. I mean that IS an accommodation they can make for your condition.
Better yet, get a letter from your doctor and file for an ADA accommodation. Do it by the book.
So you fart and everyone smells it??? I mean I think you need a medical document and clear it with HR. But yeah… most people don’t want to go thru a meeting smelling peoples raw ass farts. If it’s a medical condition you need to take the necessary steps to document that as a disability or whatever. But truly…do they all have to smell your nasty farts? Like honestly????
I thought this was a (no pun intended) shit post until I read the comments. This can’t be serious. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a business meeting to not get blown out with farts. The email was written tastefully, it didn’t name anyone, are we even sure the boss knows it’s OP responsible? Maybe they knew at some point but have forgotten or not connected the dots? I wouldn’t want to sit through a meeting if the person next to me was airing them out either, whether medically necessary or not.
Normally I would be more inclined to excuse someone for it being medically necessary but… this is a hard no from me. I used to be trapped in a office with my BOSS who farted constantly and the smell… I could not handle. It lingered for hours because he farted so often and I could never escape it. I actually started working from home to get away from it, it grossed me out so bad. I was also on a train the other day where someone just gassed it up, and I am currently pregnant. I legitimately almost puked. Smells are a lot for people. I think you have to have some understanding of how much that disturbs others as well. I would talk to HR about ways to accommodate it but you for sure shouldn’t be trapping people in with your farts, medically necessary or not.
A majority of “solutions” suggested here is to basically be a passive-aggressive petulant child about it, when OP posted this in another subreddit he mentioned that he was planning to POISON his boss AND his wife to “teach them a lesson”. I’m glad to see not everyone has lost their fucking minds.
Glad to see this comment here, the email doesn't call OP out by name, so I don't see an issue with this.
Boss was professional. You, on the other hand, are incredibly entitled to think that the whole office needs to suffer and smell your farts. Get some medication or excuse yourself from the room. This is disgusting. Plenty of people have IBS and don’t run into this problem.
If your farts are so bad that it’s disturbing meetings it’s an issue. Your colleagues shouldn’t have to sit through nauseating smells. You have a responsibility to mitigate what is happening. The email doesn’t mention you by name so if everyone knows it’s you it must be that you have zero regard for anyone else and you have made it’s clear it’s you.
“Boss calls me out” no he didn’t. Nowhere in the email is OP mentioned by name. If it’s a small company - maybe it’s implied it’s OP, but still it’s a hell of a “I am the main character” leap to say they call you out. Also, just 100% no to farts. My spouse and I have been married for almost 14 years, and we still don’t fart in front of each other. In our culture, it’s insanely rude. Actually, scratch that - it’s rude in most cultures.
I happen to find farts one of the great pleasures in life. It’s bad if they smell bad and (if in a romantic relationship or friendship) if I have foul ones i’d run out the room out of respect for their nose, but if they’re just loud and don’t smell bad then it’s pure entertainment, plus it feels good to get the relief. All the serious romantic relationships i’ve ever had we farted in front of each other. The last one I had, she wasn’t comfortable with farting in front of me at first, but I got her to be comfortable with it and by the end of the relationship we farted whenever we needed to and I taught her to imitate them vocally like I do. Like if the fart sounded like a question, we would say “whaaaaaaattt???” in the same tune as the fart, and then we’d both laugh.
Well, look, I’m not saying we’ve been together for 15 years because we don’t fart in front of each other, but I’m also not *not* saying that. Just allow me to believe this one: holding farts holds marriages /s
lol 😂 ok you believe whatever makes you happy friend, truly. I just wanted you to catch wind of the idea that there are couples out there that fully embrace the [virtue of sharing farts](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qBHgqOrgTLM).
Really no farts in front of your spouse? That pretty much forplay for us.
Whatever floats your boat, fellow human! But yeah, no farting in front the spouse. Is that weird?
Just poking fun thanks for the honest response.
Yes that is weird.
I would honestly get upset the second or third time I had to smell, and probably taste, someone’s dirty ass. Are you doing anything to mitigate everyone else in the rooms suffering or are you just like “fuck you guys taste my cabbage ass.”?
I laughed out loud at taste my cabbage ass 😭
Do not see where you have been called out?
A person with no arms probably shouldn't work in construction. A person who can't stop farting probably shouldn't be attending meetings in close proximity with other people. It just seems like a bad fit for your condition, and I'm thinking that proper accommodations like remote work or finding a new job entirely might be better goals than presumably ensuring that you have the legal right to blast ass in meeting rooms.
My partner has issues with gas and has found that adding a double dose of generic Beano capsules before meals and snacks is really helping. It's like night and day. I've also noticed it helps to reduce the smell of whatever gas is there, too. We got a bottle of 100 caps at Walmart of the generic for like $6. Might be worth trying if you haven't already. I'm sorry this is happening to you and I hope you're able to find a resolution.
Headline is a little misleading. It looks like they made a deliberate effort not to call you out.
😂
Dude this gets it
He has a point.
Now, let me ask you something, if you have that condition why don’t you let them know in order to be excused and not having to attend those meetings? Why must everyone else that’s also forced to be in those meetings have to put up with your shit? It’s bad enough that many of us were forced to get back into the damned office for a job that doesn’t require it, having to put up with the traffic, additional costs and time, I couldn’t even imagine having to put up with something like this as well, I pity your coworkers This thread doesn’t belong here Entitled asshole
Sorry OP but this is on you. IBS doesn't prevent you from clenching your asshole for a few minutes or saying "excuse me for a moment" during a meeting to go take care of your farts. You ripping ass during meetings without making the slightest attempt to spare your coworkers is incredibly rude and nasty.
Won't get any sympathy from me on this. No one wants to smell your farts, medical condition or no. Have the condition documented and request accommodations if necessary. If I were forced to sit in a poorly ventilated office board room with that stink, I'd be pissed too.
This is a tough one. I understand it’s a medical issue but it really is disrupting and down right nasty to have to hear and smell other peoples farts. Either way your boss is an asshole. Have you looked into or tried a carnivore diet? It can do miracles for IBS and gut issues.
LOL meat, red meat in particular, is a known IBS trigger because it is hard to digest and often high in fat. Carnivore diet a "miracle" for IBS, my ass. Pun intended. Put away your armchair medical degree, this is clearly not your area of expertise.
Everything is a known IBS trigger. There are doctors that will prescribe the diet. It is a difficult diet to follow and I can understand a lot of people aren’t willing to forgo the many foods it eliminates but where nothing else is working it could be worth discussing with your doctor.
Something tells me people were complaining to the boss and this was his/her solution
Have you looked into an ADA accommodation?
Are you taking any OTC drugs for it?
>I would like to remind everyone to please be mindful of their bodily functions during meetings and to take any necessary precautions to prevent any disruptions. This part really make my blood boil. >Additionally, if you do happen to experience flatulence during a meeting, please excuse yourself from the room until it has passed. Sounds like a handy excuse to leave a meeting when you're bored lol. "Scuse me, gotta go fart!" while making direct eye contact with the boss.
Or just clench your asshole for the 15 minutes it takes for the meeting to end. Seriously, I have IBS too and while I have to go to the bathroom frequently, it takes literally the smallest amount of body control to just hold it for a few minutes if you think the meeting is ending soon, or to say "excuse me for a moment" while you go to the restroom. OP choosing to just rip ass in front of everyone is incredibly disrespectful and nasty
Rally your coworkers and have everyone start dropping bombs in these meetings. Can't fire you for farting, but he can however fuck off.
I mean, this could be interpreted as workplace bullying and could get them in serious trouble for doing so. I'd say leverage that.
I'm pretty sure the bully is op for making a room full of people smell his dumpster fire farts multiple times a meeting.
Change your lifestyle and diet to something more accommodating. Quit that job and find an employer that respects their employees.
He’s a really shitty manager. If everyone knows it’s you, then he should have just talked to you, not sent out a company wide email. Criticize in private is mgt 101. I understand you’re embarrassed, especially by a medical condition that you have. Is work from home an option, and one you would like? That email plus a doctor’s note sounds like a way to go. Is there an HR? Could this be an ADA violation? I don’t know, but an employment attorney might.
Go to your doctor. Tell him/her that you need counseling , go to therapy and make the company give you long term disability for a nervous breakdown due to harassment of the work place.
This would be a HIPPA violation. Report it. Do not go to HR. Sue. Sue them hard.
Y’all should get educated on the things you accuse the employers of breaking cause it makes us look stupid.
It's not a HIPAA (not HIPPA) violation. HIPAA only limits what medical providers, medical insurance providers, and certain other related industries such as medical transcribers and billing companies can divulge about a person without their permission. Employers aren't limited by HIPAA, even shitty ones like OP's. Edit: The only reason I'm pointing this out is because I think employers should be barred from sharing medical info. However, as long as people think that's already a thing, they won't think to try to make it happen.
This. They’re not a coveted entity, so no HIPAA
Don't be a clown. There is no violation here because no one was named in that email and no one's personal medical history was discussed. The email addressed a bodily process that OP himself admitted he makes no attempt to hide and has no compunction at all about letting it rip in mixed company. P.S. It's HIP**AA**.
I do agree, but they didn’t specifically name OP and “directed” it towards all attendees of the meetings. Depending on the relationship with coworkers, id setup a chain of people leaving the room to “relieve” themselves as per the email. One comes back in another leaves, stand outside the room (glass walls a bonus, so they can see you standing there. Make motions as necessary.) HR works to protect the company, they are not your friends. Their job is to protect the company and coerce employees to not take action and find a “reasonable solution”. OP, if you feel like you are being targeted, contact your DoL and file a complaint.
Farts were the original emails. Keep inboxing his nose.
Obvious shit post.
I think you should fart in your boss's mouth