Do you touch your coworkers?
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Anonymous
| I’m a tall, extroverted 40-year old man, a big hugger in my personal life, but I’m completely paranoid about hugging people at work. I have no interest in my friendliness and my personal inclinations toward touching being misinterpreted. I can think of a handful of occasions that I’ve grasped male coworkers on the shoulder (“hey, congrats on that result, Dave”) but no hugs. |
Anonymous
| Nonprofit environment. Lots of huggers. I’m cool with it. |
Anonymous
| Only once beyond a handshake and I ended up marrying her. |
Anonymous
| I am not a hugger and I think I give off a don’t touch me vibe. The only coworker I’ve wanted to hug is one I was also very sexually attracted to |
Anonymous
| Never |
Anonymous
| All the time. The busier it is, the more we collide. Nobody cares or thinks about it. |
Anonymous
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I'm ok with hugs, and throughout my career had coworkers with whom I hugged on special occasions/more informal situations.
Professional interactions/introductions were handshakes only. I recently started the new job, people here hug all the time. It felt very weird to hug with CFO during introduction, tbh. |
Anonymous
| Never and I don't want to be touched. |
Anonymous
| Not typically but when I was out for an extended period, a couple co-workers hugged me upon my return. It was spontaneous. |
Anonymous
| Yes, I "deeply" touched two and now divorced. |
Anonymous
| I’m in an office with about 70 people and known to be the “mom.” I have both given hugs and received hugs others have initiated. It’s totally situational and person-dependent. |
Anonymous
| I am a natural hugger but have scaled back a lot due to the discomfort it brings many others. Every now and again, if I haven't seen someone in a while, I hug them. |
Anonymous
| Yes, people are pretty huggy across genders. The company is remote, so a lot of us don’t see each other in person often. During our offsites a few times a year people hug as a greeting and to say goodbye. |
Anonymous
| I hate it. Please don't touch me ever! Unless I'm unconscious and need CPR. |
Anonymous
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None. I think hugs are used as manipulation in a workplace.
I only hug family members and longtime friends. |