Author Topic: Married men wear a ring to the office? (Read 80105 times)

I'm impressed.
From my experience, a lot of LORs don't understand the dynamic of the workplace. When I asked about handshaking, all I heard was, "explain to them that you can't shake their hands and they'll respect you for it." First, it's not practical. Second, it's not true.

I always go with the "I have a cold", always gets me out of handshake.

aygart · « **Reply #71 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:46:53 PM »

Quote from: Achas Veachas on January 15, 2014, 07:52:18 PM

I'm a man, my dentist is a man, he's not Jewish, he doesn't shake my hand...

Some frum lady once told him that Jews don't shake hands for religious reasons.

sillypainter · « **Reply #72 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:51:17 PM »

Quote from: mod on January 15, 2014, 08:46:13 PM

I always go with the "I have a cold", always gets me out of handshake.

I'm proud with my religion, and usually try to tell them before I meet them that my religion does not allow me shaking hands. Women are very receptive and respectful. Never had an issue.

Freddie · « **Reply #73 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:52:59 PM »

Interesting how a thread started and what it evolved into.

It started by suggesting that it might be necessary to employ some silly ruse to "compensate" for the "lack" of a wedding ring.

It quickly evolved into a discussion of negiah and yichud.

My conclusion... the chachamim understood human psychology real well. If a ring would do the trick, they would have come up with that one. They came up with stuff that really works. And yes, the chachamim even understood the psychology of all those loose women who the members of this forum claim are throwing themselves at them all the time.

sillypainter · « **Reply #74 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:53:39 PM »

Quote from: ushdadude on January 15, 2014, 08:38:10 PM

unusual

Me too. My dentist never shakes my hands. Same goes for my mechanic and my doctor. This is ain't Wall St.

Achas Veachas · « **Reply #75 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:58:47 PM »

Quote from: ushdadude on January 15, 2014, 08:38:10 PM

unusual

I don't think he has anything against shading my hand, it's just that usually when we meet I'm sitting in a chair with a bib full of blood and saliva after submitting to the abuse called 'cleaning'.

ushdadude · « **Reply #76 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:59:41 PM »

Quote from: Achas Veachas on January 15, 2014, 08:58:47 PM

I don't think he has anything against shading my hand, it's just that usually when we meet I'm sitting in a chair with a bib full of blood and saliva after submitting to the abuse called 'cleaning'.

lol
that makes sense then. often i'm the one to get my patient from the waiting room and bring them to the chair.

daganster · « **Reply #77 on:** January 15, 2014, 09:06:08 PM »

Quote from: ushdadude on January 15, 2014, 08:38:10 PM

unusual

Same here. I never shook hands with my doctor/dentist etc.

mod · « **Reply #78 on:** January 15, 2014, 09:08:09 PM »

Quote from: sillypainter on January 15, 2014, 08:51:17 PM

I'm proud with my religion, and usually try to tell them before I meet them that my religion does not allow me shaking hands. Women are very receptive and respectful. Never had an issue.

Are you implying that I am not proud?
Trust me, everyone knows I am a yid from a mile away. Never tried to hide it, not even in the corporate world, always been proud. When you work with other Jews who will shake hands of opposite gender, explanations become much more complicated.

cozmohoot · « **Reply #79 on:** January 15, 2014, 09:33:40 PM »

Quote from: Achas Veachas on January 15, 2014, 08:58:47 PM

I don't think he has anything against shading my hand, it's just that usually when we meet I'm sitting in a chair with a bib full of blood and saliva after submitting to the abuse called 'cleaning'.

I don't either shake hands with dentist or doctor even if I'm not in he chair.

Poll

Do you shake hands with the opposite gender at work?

Author Topic: Married men wear a ring to the office? (Read 80105 times)