It's National Hug Your Boss Day today. Just the words 'hug your boss' make me want to cry, and I'm sure the effect on my boss is similar, if not worse.
Apparently, "Workers across the country are being asked to put their recession and job woes aside this month and take a moment to spread the love and improve their relationship with their employer on National Hug Your Boss Day."
Devised by online job board TipTopJob.com, National Hug Your Boss Day will ask employees across the UK to test the quality of their working relationship with their manager by asking them the all important "could you hug your boss" question.
Tiptop.com says that research shows that a company's progress is often hindered by poor relationships between managers and their staff, which coupled with an increase in recession redundancies, has seen a significant decline in staff morale and motivation.
I know I'm a bitter old cynic, but I find this sort of thing ridiculous. Surely a good working relationship between two adults doesn't require hugging. I can't decide whether to channel Victor Meldrew or Ebeneezer Scrooge. Bah humbug!
