Do you shake hands at work?

Burnsy2023 · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:04

I work in a lab with loads of other people, it would be difficult to shake everyone's hands. Also, I work with 4 people who I were friends with before I started the job so it's a lot more informal than that

uknowist · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:05

I fancy boys said:
yeah i do it with mates at work after finishing a shift, more for a sorta "job well done" kinda feeling, nothing wrong with it

coming from a guy whose name is "I fancy boys"

linktoinsanity · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:06

Only upon the first meeting.

That's it really. :confused:

morkfromork · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:06

Shaking hands would feel wierd to me. A morning and see you tomorrow is enough for me. TBH it would annoy me anyway as so many people have limp wrists when they shake hands anyway. Ffs if they don't want to shake your hand they should not offer.

fishfishfish · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:07

How odd. It would take me about ten minutes to shake hands with the rest of my team to say goodbye.

MikeHunt79 · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:09

SixTwoSix · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:11

I don't get to work and shake hands with everyone, just shake hands with people as I come across them throughout the day, everyone at work does it...and I work in a warehouse...last place you'd really expect it tbh.

V4NT0M · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:12

tbh I'd probably skip it, last time I touched someone at work I got fired.

gord · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:13

Prosthetic Arm Factory QA Department?

uv · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:13

I used to work for a marketing company (read: door to door sales) where we'd shake hands in the morning, and run around in the evening rining a bell to celebrate a good day's work.

Needless to say, I went AWOL after two weeks.

I hate corporate Americanisms!

RadioheadR6 · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:15

psd99 said:
Just wondering if any of you shake hands with everyone at work?

We shake hands every morning and shake hands with everyone when we leave. It felt weird at first but it makes everyone at work feel like friends and family. Let's be honest these are the people we spend more time with than our real family!

lol

anyway so do you shake hands or not?

Just had an unplesant thought - You and your work colleagues aren't proctologists are you?....

West · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:16

I spend more time with people at work than I do with my own family.. but we don't shake hands lol

In any given week I can spend upto 48 hours in the same room with them.

morkfromork · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:16

Skyfall said:
tbh I'd probably skip it, last time I touched someone at work I got fired.

rsatd · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:17

Only when I meet them first time... You are strange, every day...

nex20 · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:22

Skyfall said:
tbh I'd probably skip it, last time I touched someone at work I got fired.

Are you the one that punched a co-worker over a imaginary sandwich?

footman · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:22

Lucky you don't work for a French company, you'd be kissing each other as well.

gillywibble · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:24

So what happens when you have to continually shake with Mr Sweaty Palm or Limp Fish? You could develop a phobia and be off work for months.

West · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:25

footman said:
Lucky you don't work for a French company, you'd be kissing each other as well.

What if these two worked with you though?

Jamesbcd · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:28

and the pair in the background!

semi-pro waster · 29 Jul 2009 at 18:29

When I meet someone for the first time I'll shake their hand usually but other than that I wouldn't ordinarily shake hands with anyone at work unless there was some obvious reason for congratulations.