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« on: June 29, 2004, 11:00:52 am » |
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Andrea,
I've cried twice in the workplace in my working life (about 16yrs) 1-Alone with my boss because he was acusing me of something that I did not do and the frustration and helplessness really got to me. 2-At a work function after hours and dinner a colleague got very drunk I mean seriously drunk and was being very abusive and physical with everyone and the leaders wouldn't make him go to his hotel room or even try to remove him from the restaurant/bar and after a few hours I was pleading with them, no begging them to do something about him and finally errupted in tears which got them to act. I didn't do it on purpose but it had the desired effect.
I would say I am a very emotional person but I try to control myself with regards to anger and tears in the workplace because it will make others very uncomfortable and I think especially in a corporate environment it's seen as a sign of weakness and as a Woman it's still hard enough to get ahead as it is without looking like an "emotional female" if you want to be take seriously. It's unfortunate but true.
Otherwise I am quite proud of my ability to have my emotions, deal with them and move on rather then repressing them but I think at work it's important to maintain that air of cool professionialism as much as possible.
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