Do you shake hands at work?

[aardvark]

thats freaky - you work with a bunch of weirdo's.

 

[Kobrakai]

I sometimes make eye contact if that counts?

 

[BigT]

I used to do some work with a French firm and whenever colleagues from France were over they would do this all the time. Every morning you had to shake their hand and wish them a good morning. It was most odd but harmless.

Personally I shake hands when being introduced to someone the first time or if has been a while (1 month + ) since I've seen someone.

 

[Tummy]

Not really.

Normally have different ways of greeting each person.

 

[aardvark]

shaking hands a lot is the perfect way to spread swing-flu as well!

you better hope no one at work gets it as you will all have it by the end of the day!

 

[V4NT0M]

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

*nods*

 

[Kearney_1988]

ahhhh the wonders of GD never fail to amuse me. I dont think ive even shook any of my co-works hands once, not even on meeting them.

 

[Raikiri]

Damn where do you lot work? In places where there is nothing but hate?

No... I don't shake hands with friends and family every time I meet them either, it's just weird.

whats wrong with shaking hands? o.O

Nothing, when you're meeting someone for the first time or someone you haven't seen in a long time.

Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

But then you have flies in your honey and nobody wants that

Although, shaking hand with 50 people every morning/evening must waste 15 minutes... you might be onto something.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

No, i Much prefer Hugs.

 

[TaKeN]

*nods*

Explain! Pretty Please...

 

[Stolly]

Yep, thats very unusual.

There is a bloke at work who stands behind you and gives you a massage. I reckon he's doing it to freak you out a little bit, and it does seem to have that effect on most people.

I let him get on with it, and made various appreciative noises over the space of 5 minutes or so. Oddly, he ain't been back

 

[zinc]

I shook hands with collegues when I met them for the first time and also when a colleague is leaving or something. I see it as a bit strange doing it every day tbh. A simple hi and cya is enough for me.

What happens if you're at the back of a large office and you have to pass loads of people do you have to shake all their hands on the way past lol. Would be time consuming

 

[arc@css]

Like the whole butt slapping thing from Friends?

lol, I saw that the other day, Chandler's boss right?

Yeah I do shake hands with some customers and reps but not often.

 

[Cosimo]

Nobody shakes my hand, it’s a polite “hi” in the morning and “see ya” at the end of the day.

 

[arc@css]

People that I work with everyday...it would feel uneccessary and 'over the top' if we shook hands at the end of shift / working day.

 

[Cosimo]

Explain! Pretty Please...

This should be interesting.... , he's spent too much time on his keyboard in past few days.

 

[Ascendancy]

Search his threads, he made one about it a while ago detailing everything.

*edit*

Here it is http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17980933

 

[Goksly]

First time I met them and when I hand in my notice. All other times = weird.

 

[geekyEd]

Thats hilarious but there must have been more to it for you to get the sack surely.

 

[nikebee]

Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

These are people we spend 40 hours a week with. I'm not condoning homosexuality but you might as well attempt to get on with these people.

Getting on with them is fine, I go out with people from work for beers once a week, get on like a house on fire with the majority of people I work with... we'll spend evening in the pub and get leathered at times...

I don't go into the office and shake hands with people... that's just weird.

If I'm introduced to a client, or if it's someone I haven't seen in a very long time I'll shake their hands. I won't go in tomorrow and shake the guys hand that sits opposite me to say "morning"