DrewDad wrote:Chai Tea wrote: this doesn't happen often anymore, but I remember when one person would offer a handshake, and the other person would grab their hand in that, I don't know what it's called, militant power handshake or something where the thumbs intertwine.
Real professional.
That's how men shake hands. Lots of younger guys don't know how to shake hands with a lady. Gotta feel for those women recruiters at college job fairs.
So, does every recent male college grad, when they get their first job, go through some kind of culture shock?
Really, I think handshaking should be taught for the business enviornment.
There are 2 types that are equally bad, so this is in to particular order.
#1. The "Sir Walter Raleigh" handshake. This is down mostly by men, and only to women, although depressingly, it is also sometimes offered by one woman to another woman, or I would assume to a man.
It's where the man for some reason thinks he'll either injure or cause a woman to lose her virginity by actually touching her whole hand, palm to palm.
The man takes only the womans fingers and holds them for a second, or even worse, takes the womans fingers, and turn her hand so that you think for a second he's going to kiss her hand. AAAAAAAAAGGHHHH! Gross.
Gentlemen, that makes a womans skin crawl, and immediately put her to mind that you think the woman is somehow fragile or less than. I don't care how big your hand is, or how small hers is, don't EVER do that. It's akward, the woman is trying to give you a firm shake, and instead ends up wiggling her fingers up and down.
The worst is when a woman does it to another woman. I actually stopped one young lady when she did this and we were alone and said..."put your hand out for me" Then gave her a firm shake and said "THAT is how you shake someone's hand.
#2 - The dead fish. 'Nuf said.
For God's sake, be firm and decisive, take the whole hand firmly, shake, release. Done.
