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[Anonymous No.11469387]

What's the most awkward handshake you've given before or after an interview?

[Anonymous No.11469468]

>Going to interviews

[Anonymous No.11469531]

>>11469387
brutally mogged my interviewer. swallowed his hand with my hand, while he was only able to grab my fingers.

[Anonymous No.11469610]

Never awkward. I've got massive hands even though I'm a manlet.

[Anonymous No.11469624]

>>11469387
firm handshake

[Anonymous No.11469655]

>>11469387
One time my interviewer hugged me (was a woman). It was kind of strange but I went with it. Got the offer.

[Anonymous No.11469691]

>female coworker walks up to my desk every morning
>holds her hand in my face
>her hand is in a position like expecting a handkiss
>she is tall and looks down on me while I sit
>she smiles diabolical
>twist my hand from below into her hand and shake awkwardly

what she mean by this?

[Anonymous No.11469717]

>>11469387
>Told banking branch mgr I wanted the job because I wanted to dress professionally for a change
>at like 17 years old

[Anonymous No.11469816]

>>11469691
I need more context about her

[Anonymous No.11469960]

>>11469387
I was once interviewed by a guy missing most of his right hand. He offered the stump and i shook it.

I didn't get the job.

[Anonymous No.11469975]

>>11469960
Should have tilted your hand forward and given him a not quite stump bump.

[Anonymous No.11469992]

>>11469960
Uh anon I think he wanted you to kiss the stump to show respect

[Anonymous No.11470003]

>>11469691
she has assburgers anon

[Anonymous No.11470031]

>>11469387
ahh fuck this thread made me cringe hard looking at it but after 15 refreshes of the catalog the feeling wont go away so ill post this hoping it does.

>be in waiting room
>have name called by PA and head to the door
>bossman holds door open with one hand and has other open gesturing toward a chair
>accidentally grab his hand thinking he was waiting for a handshake

fuck that was awkward. He was polite about it and went with it after I engulfed his floppy hand with mine and shook it.

Then after the interview which i recovered and went well in I thought.

>he stands up from behind his desk
>i stand up and exchange niceties as we end the interview
>he outstretches his arms wide and palms facing upwards saying thanks for coming down
>i missread it as him wanting a hug?
>awkwardly hug him over the table
>he doesnt hug back at all and leaves his arms in position
>sort of laugh it off and leave

Still waiting to hear back from them one week later. Hopefully I get the job. I think it was the nerves making me over read into his body language and take him up on interactions that werent there.

[Anonymous No.11470051]

>>11469960
>that was the test

[the eatster No.11470151]

>>11469691

[Anonymous No.11470269]

>>11470031
Oh dear lord

[Anonymous No.11470275]

>>11469387
Heh I only give firm handshakes with direct eye contact

[Anonymous No.11470292]

>>11470031
RRRREEEEEE

[Anonymous No.11470303]

>>11470031
Total fucking alpha

[Anonymous No.11470346]

>missed his hand so he basically only has the tips of my fingers in his hand
>he squezes them
>didnt get the offer

Why

[Anonymous No.11470347]

>>11470031
Should laugh when you do awkward things and explain what was going through your head. Makes things the situation funny instead of weird

[Anonymous No.11470386]

>>11470269
>>11470292
>>11470347


It was extremely awkward in the moment like I have never felt in my life, but im pretty sure i've got the job or at least a real good chance at it. They told me they would let me know by the end of the week, but the interview was on Tuesday however thats only been 3 days. I presume they mean 7 days from the date of the interview if not they would have told me by the weekend - so im not worrying.

>>11470303
Haha thanks mate, I know you're only joking but I did my best to 'fake it till you make it' and act confident like they say and amped myself up by having a cigarette and listening to a few songs from fight club before I went in.

[Anonymous No.11470455]

>>11469691
She wanted anal

[Anonymous No.11470499]

>>11470031
dude, how

[Anonymous No.11470522]

>>11469387
Used to jokingly do that thing where you tickle the other persons wrist with your index finger to my friends. Before my interview while shaking everyone’s hand tickle the main interviewers wrist out of bad habit. Awkwardly ignore it and proceed as usual. At the end when shaking hands again he does it back to me. Still got the job though but turned it down for better opportunities.

[Anonymous No.11470666]

>>11469655
Lol. On the last day of my first semester of college one of my young-ish female teachers hugged me. Felt weird, man.

[Anonymous No.11470701]

>>11469387
One interviewer who was a total bro went in for a brofist at the end of our interview as a semi-joke since we kind of hit it off and had a few good laughs, it caught me by surprise so I accidentaly grabbed his fist with my hand. Kind of awkward but we laughed about it, still cringe about it a little bit tho

[Anonymous No.11470896]

>>11470522
>he does it back to me

Sounds gay as fuck desu