Anonymous wrote:NP, straight woman here. I personally am not a particularly touchy feely person, especially at work. I don't like shoulder massages from anybody, male or female, but definitely not at work.
I have had some colleagues who are more huggy than I am. Always women. And they hug me when they see me after a considerable time has passed and we haven't seen each other. I've been known to hug people if they are having particularly rough times (death of a pet, family member, similar).
The shoulder rub -- yuck.
I am the second paragraph. Ethnically come from a much more physical culture. Hug male and female colleagues if I think they are receptive. But I would never massage someone other than a close, close friend.