Do you shake hands at work?

Ciphon · 30 Jul 2009 at 12:49

Just the usual "Good Morning" and "See ya later" really... think I shook everyone's hand when I first started..

E61 Grouphead · 30 Jul 2009 at 12:51

Goodbye colleague, hello swine flu

Kerplunk · 30 Jul 2009 at 12:52

The only thing I shake at work is my penis, after a whizz

psd99 · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:16

Interesting to see that 90% of you never shake hands every day!

Shaking hands with the rest of the team is just a part of my daily routine and I never really think about it twice.

PaulStat · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:20

Nope, are you french? This is something my colleagues in Paris have a habit of doing

BeeP · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:21

SwishSpencor said:
"Mooooorn" *flops on chair*

*banter throughout day*

"am off inabit" *makes get away*

Thats how I do.

Yep that's pretty much how it goes at my place too.

psd99 · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:33

lol nah I'm not French I am British!

knowlesy · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:36

semi-pro waster said:
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.

Im with you on that one .....

BeeP · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:50

Yep, as little contact with the ******* as possible I say

SixTwoSix · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:53

domthecondom said:
the polish love hand shaking ( I am one )

BUT I wouldnt shake an englishmans hand, he probs think i am gay

Just watch out for the polish who are built like steroid guzzlers who insist on the hand slap, thumb grap man shake...guy at work almost took my arm off the other day, I kid you not his upper arm is the size of my thigh and my legs are quiet muscly from climbing.

BeeP · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:55

We have a lot of them at work now too, I'm no weed but some of these guys are like tanks lol.

And yes they do like a bit high five etc lol.

clv101 · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:57

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?

Not normally - But when I go to the Paris office, or when a French colleague visits the UK office, it's handshakes all round. In my opinion it's a French thing not a British thing.

apatia77 · 31 Jul 2009 at 10:00

Only with selected people I do shake hands (not always though), but they are friends to my not just workmates.

Andr3w · 31 Jul 2009 at 10:03

Infact thinking about it, we high five more than we handshake at work!

Andy · 31 Jul 2009 at 11:20

Only the "Brothers" do this at my work.