So I work in an office setting, and the person in the cube next to me is a smoker and wears way too much cologne. I have brought this up to several coworkers who all agree with me, it's way too much. After smoking he re-douses himself, so the stench never really subsides. 

Recently, I brought this up to my boss in a joking manner, and my boss commented that he can always tell if this coworker is in the office as soon as he walks into the front door of our office (he was not exaggerating; it's a relatively small office). My boss also joked that it can be pretty difficult to tell someone they stink.

The cologne coworker is not technically my boss, but he's a rank above me and has a say in my raise each year. 

The cologne usually gives me pretty bad headaches every day. So how do I resolve this without offending anyone? Should I just suck it up? It's a small workplace and we do not exactly have an HR department, so I'm thinking my options are either confront the stinky coworker or tell my boss that it's truly bothering me.

Has anyone else ever had this issue? Am I making a big deal of nothing? Everyone else notices it but no one seems to be as bothered by it as I am.
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Coworker smells way too much, boss thinks it's not a big deal, I think it is a big deal. What
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So I work in an office setting, and the person in the cube next to me is a smoker and wears way too much cologne. I have brought this up to several coworkers who all agree with me, it's way too much. After smoking he re-douses himself, so the stench never really subsides. 

Recently, I brought this up to my boss in a joking manner, and my boss commented that he can always tell if this coworker is in the office as soon as he walks into the front door of our office (he was not exaggerating; it's a relatively small office). My boss also joked that it can be pretty difficult to tell someone they stink.

The cologne coworker is not technically my boss, but he's a rank above me and has a say in my raise each year. 

The cologne usually gives me pretty bad headaches every day. So how do I resolve this without offending anyone? Should I just suck it up? It's a small workplace and we do not exactly have an HR department, so I'm thinking my options are either confront the stinky coworker or tell my boss that it's truly bothering me.

Has anyone else ever had this issue? Am I making a big deal of nothing? Everyone else notices it but no one seems to be as bothered by it as I am.
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My coworker smells way too much, I bring it up to my boss but it's a small workplace and I
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