I always get docked a few points in my performance reviews because apparently standing/walking with my arms folded behind my back and my hands grasping my opposite elbows is not “approachable body language”.
Like come on, I could not pick a more open and vulnerable body position if I tried. My throat and abdomen are completely exposed and unshielded. My hands are tangled up behind me where they are useless for initiating or preventing attack. This body language says ‘defenseless’ and my bosses are wrong. I could be disemboweled in a second.
Stand in combat stance for a while and then maybe they’ll appreciate your standard body language more.
Slowly circling guests with my fists near my face and my feet moving and my eyes locked with their own.



























