Posted on 07/05/2025 6:01:50 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Pictures of a weepy UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves dominated the newspaper front pages and TV news after her tearful appearance at Prime Minister's Questions earlier this week.
Anecdotally, it's not unusual to cry at work. Several people got in touch with the BBC to tell us about their experiences.
Clara, 48, from Lancaster, said she had become emotional when she was a young graduate getting a "blasting", and years later "in frustration".
"I've also cried after receiving bad news from home and left work immediately."
Emma, meanwhile, felt she had to keep her emotions under wraps because she worked in "a tough male-dominated environment" and would give herself a hard time for "showing emotion or 'weakness'."
Although some research has suggested women are more likely than men to cry, plenty of men told us they had also shed tears in front of colleagues.
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A 38-year-old from London who works in finance said he had become emotional at work when dealing with personal issues and felt it showed "a professional dedication" to still turn up.
So is crying a strength or a weakness? Executive coach and success mentor Shereen Hoban says it's old-fashioned to think weeping at work is unacceptable.
"We've moved beyond the old-school idea that professionalism means leaving emotion at the door," she says. "In today's world, emotional intelligence is a strength, not a liability."
Career coach Georgia Blackburn says it's not unusual for people at work to be upset, so firms need to know how to handle and support staff who are feeling a bit fragile.
Ultimately, she says it will mean workers get more done.
"An employer that truly listens, shows compassion and understanding, is so much more likely to keep their staff motivated and happier in the long run," she says.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Supposedly this is a serious article, but to me it reads like satire.
Better than a ‘Stan’.
Kabish? Think Middle East.
Don’t bring your work home and don’t bring your home to work.
You’ll have a better life.
And any male who says a single word to her while she’s crying immediately gets referred to HR...
“An employer that truly listens, shows compassion and understanding, is so much more likely to keep their staff motivated and happier in the long run,” she says.
Yes, and while we’re at it, I want steak for dinner, pancakes for breakfast and apple pie for dessert, every day. Oh, and world peace.
A sign you need a new job.
Always ask for a pony. You can give it up in negotiation, to seem flexible, but always ask.
Translation: workplace entropy, brought to you by the drama queen demographic.
But luckily I rarely break anything.
Women have ruined the workplace.
I find it very difficult to believe that any man would cry at work, no matter what this article says.
You want to talk about frustration?
Cave man
😂
The typical leftist approach for handling “a tough male-dominated environment” is by making men weaker and less able to do their jobs.
...or new coworkers.
I've worked with some who nearly made me weep for humanity.
Are you kidding? Today’s “latte boy/man”?
attention seekers plain and simple... If I was there and walked by and seen someone crying aloud, male or female, my response would be Shut up Stupid...
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