August 22, 2008
Lapdance club magnates, ward managers and air hostess team leaders will be arriving at work early this morning with a glint in their eye and the strong scent of aftershave on their freshly shaven skin.
Why? Well, it is National Hug Your Boss Day, of course - cringeable photos here.
Yes, afraid so, disciples. The whole of Friday 22 August is dedicated to "raising awareness of the importance of working relationships" through the physical act of love.
Apparently, if you do not feel comfortable hugging your boss then the relationship needs to be addressed. Guru would suggest that quite the opposite is in fact true.
Yours Truly also suspects that the extent to which you feel happy to cuddle your boss depends largely on what sector you find yourself in.
All-female hairdresser teams may hug their line manager regularly in the local Yates' wine lodge at 11pm on a Friday night, while apprentices at building yards are less likely to find themselves in a clinch with their guv'nor on a rubble-strewn site of a Monday morning.
And surely the more senior you get, the less likely you are to feel the urge to manhandle your senior. How many HR directors dream of a clinch with their chief executive in the monday board meeting?
No, Guru is shunning today, and looking forward to National Fondle Your Office Junior Day - otherwise known as the Christmas party.
