Your Two Cents: Is It Ever Appropriate to Hug a Co-Worker?

July 24, 2009

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i have a few close co-workers that i work with so i def don't think anything of it when i hug them!!! they are like my second family, i see them everyday!! :D so its obvious your going to develop kinda friendship or relationship with your co-workers :D

luna08 3 years 42 weeks

The very few I'm like family with, yes. The rest are pretty skeevy, so it's the "dodge-and-stick-your-hand-out-to-shake" for the very awkward Holiday party! :)

Liss 3 years 42 weeks

We usually only hug at like christmas time and i find it just awkward. I'm not really a big hug person unless it's family.

dani17731 3 years 43 weeks

I am pretty close with most of my co-workers but we're not really huggers. I guess when one of us leaves or something we would hug, but just randomly? No.

3 years 43 weeks

I agree with a lot of other comments on here. After working 40+ hours a week with people, you tend to form a few friendships. I have a few co-workers that I also hang out with outside of work, so of course I would see no problem hugging them while I'm at work. I do, however, cross the line when it comes to dating. I don't date co-workers, because that could get messy.

Happsmjc 3 years 43 weeks

i obviously have a totally different relationship with my co-workers/boss. we are all close, and hug/touch them all the time (like runningesq they are my friends) maybe its because its a law office too??

SDTransplant 3 years 43 weeks

I just hugged a co-worker today because it was her last day and she's nice. And I've hugged my boss on a few occasions because she's like an older sister to me and she's great. But there are other co-workers I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. It totally depends on the person and the situation.

Chouette4u 3 years 43 weeks

Is it *ever* appropriate? Yes. Is it *always* appropriate? NO.

JessRose 3 years 43 weeks

Just punch them on the shoulder and say, "Way to go!" If it's one of my very close friends at work then it might be ok.

PJEdge 3 years 43 weeks

Sure if you have know the person for awhile, it's their birthday, getting married, leaving the company or having a baby...nothing wrong with any of those scenarios

runningesq 3 years 43 weeks

but I also continue ... DUR! "but I also CONSIDER"

runningesq 3 years 43 weeks

I hug my co workers, but I also continue my co workers my friends :)

GlowingMoon 3 years 43 weeks

Sure. I would give congratulations hugs, thank you hugs (for presents), happy holiday hugs, etc. Of course, I would take those hugs, too.

lydialee_home 3 years 43 weeks

We give each other a hug on our Christmas/New Year party before the Christmas shutdown. That's the only time we hug each other.

3 years 43 weeks

I personally have a no touch policy. I don't like co-workers/bosses touching me, especially if I don't know them well.

Spectra 3 years 43 weeks

A woman I worked with lost her mom and when I saw her, I gave her a hug. I only did it because our whole lab is kind of a big family...we're all women and we work at a hospital and, well, we're huggers. At my old job, my boss (a man) gave me a hug once and it was extremely weird because he was my boss and he was kind of a creep. It depends on the situation and the people involved, I think.

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