Posts tagged: workplace
Handling Unwanted Contact at Work Without Making a Scene
Unwanted touch at work is common and awkward to address. Here's how to handle it without blowing up the relationship or your standing.
The Colleague Who Doesn't Read the Step-Back
Non-verbal signals are clear if you're looking for them. What to do when the person you're dealing with isn't, and words become necessary.
Networking Events and the Pressure to Be Physically Accessible
Handshakes, side-hugs, shoulder pats. How physical accessibility functions as a professional signal at networking events and what it costs people who don't want to perform it.
The Open Office and What It Did to Personal Space
Open floor plans removed the structural protections that doors and walls used to provide. Here's what that costs and what you can actually do about it.
Team Bonding Activities That Require Physical Contact
Trust falls. Partner yoga. Group massage circles. Why these end up in workplace culture and what to say when they don't work for you.
The Work Hug and How It Became Mandatory
At some point, hugging colleagues became a professional expectation in certain workplaces. Here's how to opt out without being labeled cold.
When the Problem at Work Resolves Itself (and When It Doesn't)
After you say something about unwanted contact at work, two things can happen. Here's how to read which one you're in and what to do with the information.
When Your Manager Is the One Touching Too Much
Unwanted touch from someone with formal power over you is a different problem than unwanted touch from a peer. Here's what changes and what your actual options are.