To hug or not to in the workplace?

Kenya: The office environment is changing fast. While a hug was kind of a forbidden greeting gesture, it is increasingly gaining acceptability.

While many would embrace it, a colleague disapproves it and in case you insist for one, he will communicate his displeasure after you have hugged him. According to Gloria Akinyi Mwangi, human resource administration manager at Rapid Communications Ltd, hugging is part of their company culture, which is an indication of how close they are.