I know the best way would be to ask her but that would be even more awkward than asking here. For context I’m a man (she obviously a woman).
before leaving the room after having a conversation I give her a handshake, a normal businesslike shake like I do with every other employee, but each time I do that, she looks to the ground, smiles and shakes my hand using no force at all. It’s like she lets me take her hand.
To me this means she is scared of me, she smiles and lets me “take” her hand because she doesn’t want to look rude. I’m thinking about not shaking hands anymore.
has this ever happened to you?
She probably just thinks it’s weird.
I’ve worked office jobs for two decades, and the only time I’ve ever initiated a handshake with someone is on the first time meeting them. Likewise, the only time anyone ever initiates a handshake with me is the first time meeting me… Anything more than that is extremely unusual in my experience.
Do other people try to shake your hand at the end of every interaction, or are you always the one who initiates? If it’s the latter, then people probably just find it odd that you’re handing out (sorry) so many hand shakes.