A good rule of thumb, from lawyers and etiquette experts alike: if you're considering anything beyond a handshake, proceed with caution. "Most healthy workplaces that I know of, people aren't really ...
Although we all need touch, not all tactile behavior is the same. Touch can communicate varied emotions from one end of the spectrum (extreme hostility and aggression) to the other (comfort, intimacy, ...
We've thankfully moved into an era where most people know the definition of harassment and that it is absolutely off-limits to comment on people's bodies — which is not to say it doesn't still happen ...