10-27-2022, 07:50 PM
https://news.sky.com/story/thousands-too...t-12731298
People's inability to afford essential hygiene products is leaving many too ashamed to go to work, a charity says.
A report suggests 3.2 million UK adults are affected by so-called hygiene poverty - with 12% saying they have avoided facing colleagues as a result.
Their struggle to buy basic items such as soap and deodorant is having a devastating effect on their daily lives, it says.
Hygiene Bank chief executive Ruth Brock said it was a "hidden crisis".
"It's much more widespread than we feared, it's increasing, and it's disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable," she said.
Wow, this is rather sad... I know it's embarrassing to show up without cleaning oneself properly, but at least these people have an excuse!
(Of course, if their boss questions the state they're in, they can always respond with "Why don't you pay me enough to be able to afford hygiene products?" )
People's inability to afford essential hygiene products is leaving many too ashamed to go to work, a charity says.
A report suggests 3.2 million UK adults are affected by so-called hygiene poverty - with 12% saying they have avoided facing colleagues as a result.
Their struggle to buy basic items such as soap and deodorant is having a devastating effect on their daily lives, it says.
Hygiene Bank chief executive Ruth Brock said it was a "hidden crisis".
"It's much more widespread than we feared, it's increasing, and it's disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable," she said.
Wow, this is rather sad... I know it's embarrassing to show up without cleaning oneself properly, but at least these people have an excuse!
(Of course, if their boss questions the state they're in, they can always respond with "Why don't you pay me enough to be able to afford hygiene products?" )
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