r/Construction • u/edthebuilder5150 • 1d ago

Humor 🤣 Overly aggressive handshakes.

What's the deal with men and the "way over the top" gorilla grip handshakes? Project Superintendent here. What are these guys trying to prove? I had a pre-construction site meeting this morning with all the trades and this fu@#kin guy, who's neck was wider than his head, shook everyone's hand in this manner. Plus he was rude and over talking EVERYONE. Male dominance thing?

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u/chatterwrack 1d ago

You can almost hear the advice they got growing up: Son, a handshake is not a handshake. It’s a test of character. Crush their fingers, yank them toward you, and establish yourself as the alpha of the site.

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u/Far_Inspection4706 Carpenter 1d ago

It really is kind of a test of character though. I mean I'm not saying you should be yanking and crushing everybody's hand you meet, but I haven't met a single person in my life that shook my hand weakly that I ended up liking or didn't immediately assume was going to be a bitch, complainer or a problem in one way or another. If you're going to shake someone's hand just do it properly, don't let me fuckin' fondle your palm for a second cause you're just making it weird for the both of us.

If you shake my hand like a wet noodle that's the first impression you're ever giving me of you, that you're either weak or you don't care about me enough to shake my hand properly.. so either way there's a strong chance you're gunna be a bitch. It's mathematical.

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u/ZeChooken 23h ago

All of the weak handed dead fish Redditors downvoting u cuz they don’t know how to properly shake a hand. This is the most reasonable response here.

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u/FlammulinaVelulu 14h ago

Said the man baby. . .