It's amazing how many people have bad breath in the work place. In a poll conducted by American Workplace, 5000 people were asked what annoyed them most about their co-workers.

The top 5 reasons for annoyance with co-workers were :

1- Too many personal or sick days taken off with that co-worker's duties piled on top of other people.

2- Smoke breaks taken numerous times throughout the day resulting in other people covering that person's desk or tasks.

3- Bad breath and the need to get in people's faces when talking.

4- Taking other people's lunches or not pitching in on company lunches.

5- Gossiping about co-workers, spreading rumors.

As you can see, bad breath is a big one. Bad breath can be caused from the sheer laziness or forgetfulness of not brushing their teeth before work, gastric problems or more serious dental disease.

The sad part is although it's difficult to change the spots of someone that loves to spread rumors, smoke and takes too many days off from work - it's easy to fight dental disease. You can find a dentist in every town and brushing and flossing is a complete no-brainer.

If you might be in the #3 category, do your co-workers a favor and handle it -now.

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