{"id":373548,"date":"2021-11-28T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T13:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-come-back-to-the-office-with-proper-greeting-etiquette\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T13:12:13","slug":"how-to-come-back-to-the-office-with-proper-greeting-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-come-back-to-the-office-with-proper-greeting-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to come back to the office with proper greeting etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#How to come back to the office with proper greeting etiquette<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re going back to the office in the New Year, but I don\u2019t know how to act toward my colleagues. Do we cram into the same elevator? Do we shake hands, fist-bump, knock elbows? What\u2019s the protocol in these COVID-19 times?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Well, if you ask a certain former governor, hugs would <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be the appropriate form of office greeting. For the rest of us, they are reserved for people who we have a very close relationship with, and for whom any other form of greeting would seem weird. That means, at any time, for 99 percent of workplace interactions, touching beyond a handshake or fist bump is inappropriate. Your office should establish exact workplace etiquette. The only thing you don\u2019t want to do is make an assumption about what is comfortable with the other party. So, there may be the awkward first time (\u201cWhat are we doing, are we shaking hands or what?\u201d). But eventually, colleagues will self regulate and we\u2019ll all settle in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You recently answered a question about an employee who complained about a colleague who smelled. In my culture, hygiene is handled differently than it is here. Plus, bathing daily is a waste of water. But, my boss has said that if I don\u2019t change my hygiene and eliminate my body odor he will fire me. Can he do that?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/body-odor-605-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Smelly young businessman affecting his coworkers in an elevator\" class=\"wp-image-20283237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/body-odor-605-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/body-odor-605-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/body-odor-605-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Companies can fire workers for having poor hygiene and creating a smelly environment. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Few workplace situations are more awkward than personal hygiene. Since you don\u2019t appear to have a medical condition that\u2019s causing the offense, and unless your religion or culture expressly prohibits you from bathing on a frequent basis, it\u2019s your personal choice to save the water. Therefore, if this choice not to bathe is causing problems at work, your employer is likely on safe ground to terminate your employment. There are lots of ways to help the environment without risking your job. It\u2019s not like every time you take a shower, someone somewhere in the world can\u2019t get water.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a chief human resources executive. Hear Greg Weds. at 9:35 a.m. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/710wor.iheart.com\/featured\/len-berman-and-michael-riedel-in-the-morning\/\">on iHeartRadio 710 WOR with Len Berman and Michael Riedel.<\/a> E-mail: GoToGreg@NYPost.com. 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Do we cram into the same elevator? Do we shake hands, fist-bump, knock elbows? What\u2019s the protocol in these COVID-19 times? 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