I know I'm making a fuss over nothing. But my boss always put his hand on my shoulder when talking to me. He's a very strong character/confident.
I think he's been on some training course that's taught him it is an approachable and friendly thing to do to make people feel comfortable but it has the opposite effect and makes me feel like a child.
He stands there with his hand on my shoulder when giving me instructions (which he has to do regularly as part of my job). Sometimes he pats my shoulder afterwards!
I know I'm being unreasonable and I should (and do) have bigger things to worry about but it's a little unnerving.
Would I be unreasonable to just tell him in a jokey way not to touch my shoulder!
Everyone else I work with is male and he doesn't do it with them but I've seen him do this with a young woman that was visiting for the day. So it's not just me.
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To wish my boss wouldn't get his handoff my shoulder!
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user1490990350 · 01/04/2017 12:17
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