Comments on: Try to give hugs to more people at work http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Saako työkavereita kosketella? « Nuoruuden innolla http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-247468 Saako työkavereita kosketella? « Nuoruuden innolla Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:54:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-247468 [...] halailua, koska se on “awkward”. That’s it? Huomasin hakutulosten seassa myös Penelope Trunkin blogikirjoituksen työpaikkahalailusta. Pidän Penelopen tyylistä ja luen hänen blogiaan satunnaisesti, joten tämä linkki oli pakko [...] [...] halailua, koska se on "awkward". That's it? Huomasin hakutulosten seassa myös Penelope Trunkin blogikirjoituksen työpaikkahalailusta. Pidän Penelopen tyylistä ja luen hänen blogiaan satunnaisesti, joten tämä linkki oli pakko [...]

]]> By: D http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-217043 D Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:01:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-217043 OMG - this was the most hilarious post of yours I have read. I was LOL throughout the entire article! Thank you, Penelope! OMG – this was the most hilarious post of yours I have read. I was LOL throughout the entire article! Thank you, Penelope!

]]> By: Renee http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-216967 Renee Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:53:28 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-216967 I love this post and am glad you included it in your best of 2009! At my Christmas party a week ago, the corporate attorney leaned in to hug me when I said hello, so I hugged him back. I don't work with him and only see him twice a year, but it seemed rude not to. Now I'm thinking he was drinking a lot before I arrived or he must have really needed one, oh well! I love this post and am glad you included it in your best of 2009!
At my Christmas party a week ago, the corporate attorney leaned in to hug me when I said hello, so I hugged him back. I don't work with him and only see him twice a year, but it seemed rude not to.
Now I'm thinking he was drinking a lot before I arrived or he must have really needed one, oh well!

]]> By: Seth http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-216944 Seth Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:44:27 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-216944 I am against hugs in the workplace. It's too often a sexual harrassment suit waiting to happen. It's a way for some guys to feel a breast without being very obvious. Duh! The same guys that would never dream of hugging a male coworker (that's creepy and could look gay, right?) have no problem hugging the office hottie. Even with the side hug, you often accidentally get more contact than you want. I'm not against hugs with folks I care about but have received more unsolicited hugs from people I barely know at work than I care to mention. They are so phony anyway and I wish that trend would die out. I am against hugs in the workplace.
It's too often a sexual harrassment suit waiting
to happen. It's a way for some guys to feel a breast
without being very obvious. Duh! The same guys that would never dream
of hugging a male coworker (that's creepy and could look gay, right?) have no problem hugging the office hottie. Even with the side hug, you often accidentally get more contact than you want.

I'm not against hugs with folks I care about but have received more
unsolicited hugs from people I barely know at work than I care to mention.
They are so phony anyway and I wish that trend would die out.

]]> By: Medical http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-186534 Medical Sat, 30 May 2009 14:44:22 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-186534 I love this post and I am a new subscriber to your blog I love this post and I am a new subscriber to your blog

]]> By: وظائف خالية http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-182757 وظائف خالية Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:29:37 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-182757 I don't like the idea of hugging my co-workers. I think It will give some bad feelings about me. BTW, One of my friends fired because of drinking alcohol before work... Take Care! I don't like the idea of hugging my co-workers. I think It will give some bad feelings about me.

BTW, One of my friends fired because of drinking alcohol before work… Take Care!

]]> By: Steve Wisbey http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-182729 Steve Wisbey Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:16:20 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-182729 I love hugs and cheek kisses. I give hugs and cheek kisses to lots of people...and oft even after determining that a CEO or sponsor or government minister,etc may think a hug innapropriate I weigh up the pros and cons...and then i'll probably still hug anyway!! I was fortunate enough to win a new fandangled nokia pda thingy at a recent business networking function and proceeded to run through the throngs of business card weilding relationship referral disciples screaming ( a la Price Is Right) and hugged the City Councillor and CEO presenting the award. They were mortified at first by the Hugging Steve, but as the hug lingered and the love filled the room, and the applause enveloped the stage, we all realised we were part of a special hugging moment. I wouldn't have performed such an openly unabashed enthusiastic hug in public if i hadn't worked my way up from practise on staff and friends. These practise hugs have helped me be more confident and really hug with gay abandon. ( not the sexually charged gay ababandon, the old fashioned use of the phrase gay abandon) I work with people with disabilities and when you see the love and tolerance and acceptance they show me with a hug and the human communication this allows to someone that is non verbal you can't not be swept up in hug mania. Long live huggers! I love hugs and cheek kisses. I give hugs and cheek kisses to lots of people…and oft even after determining that a CEO or sponsor or government minister,etc may think a hug innapropriate I weigh up the pros and cons…and then i'll probably still hug anyway!! I was fortunate enough to win a new fandangled nokia pda thingy at a recent business networking function and proceeded to run through the throngs of business card weilding relationship referral disciples screaming ( a la Price Is Right) and hugged the City Councillor and CEO presenting the award. They were mortified at first by the Hugging Steve, but as the hug lingered and the love filled the room, and the applause enveloped the stage, we all realised we were part of a special hugging moment. I wouldn't have performed such an openly unabashed enthusiastic hug in public if i hadn't worked my way up from practise on staff and friends. These practise hugs have helped me be more confident and really hug with gay abandon. ( not the sexually charged gay ababandon, the old fashioned use of the phrase gay abandon)
I work with people with disabilities and when you see the love and tolerance and acceptance they show me with a hug and the human communication this allows to someone that is non verbal you can't not be swept up in hug mania. Long live huggers!

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-182480 Anonymous Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:21:07 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-182480 Dude, my whole company is built on the hug. (a former Fortune 500 company, no less) Also, an industry leader. I have a button that says "Licensed to HUG" and anyone that has been through the program and is cool with a hug will hug you. There is a whole section dedicated to proper hugging. Then we hug everyone in the class. Odd at first, but very comforting by the end of it all. http://www.hcr-manorcare.com/Home/CircleofCare/tabid/213/Default.aspx Dude, my whole company is built on the hug. (a former Fortune 500 company, no less) Also, an industry leader.

I have a button that says "Licensed to HUG" and anyone that has been through the program and is cool with a hug will hug you.

There is a whole section dedicated to proper hugging. Then we hug everyone in the class. Odd at first, but very comforting by the end of it all.

http://www.hcr-manorcare.com/Home/CircleofCare/tabid/213/Default.aspx

]]> By: Liz http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-182411 Liz Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:00:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-182411 This is the first time I've gotten on your blog and the first article I read. I am soo with you on the hugging front. I've done Hispanic Marketing and worked with lots of Latinos - we hug (and kiss each other for that matter) when we greet each other and believe it or not, we've actually done so inside the halls of huge corporate america. Others look in awe and at times with a tiny bit of jealousy so we hug them too. It's a cultural thing for the Latino crowd and it was nice for me to be able to do it again once I was working with others like me and it actually caught on. This is the first time I've gotten on your blog and the first article I read. I am soo with you on the hugging front. I've done Hispanic Marketing and worked with lots of Latinos – we hug (and kiss each other for that matter) when we greet each other and believe it or not, we've actually done so inside the halls of huge corporate america. Others look in awe and at times with a tiny bit of jealousy so we hug them too. It's a cultural thing for the Latino crowd and it was nice for me to be able to do it again once I was working with others like me and it actually caught on.

]]> By: Abraza más y tu vida laboral mejorará: BlogOficinas http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/17/try-to-give-hugs-to-more-people-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-181982 Abraza más y tu vida laboral mejorará: BlogOficinas Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:50:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2155#comment-181982 [...] Fuente | Penelope Trunk [...] [...] Fuente | Penelope Trunk [...]

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