Crying at work -_ Photo: styleite.cM
The first time I cried at work took me by surprise. I had gotten less-than-stellar feedback on a particular project, and I was bummed. Plus it was a Monday, I had had an exhausting week-end and a rough, kids’ scream-filled morning…
None of it was an excuse, of course, and neither was the fact I had been on the job for only 6 months. I realized actual tears were streaming down my face over my new Maybelline bush when my manager handed me a tissue…For a week afterwards, I could not look him in the face.
Crying at work happens to the best of us, even those who think they can weather any professional storm. And it sucks, big time! And there is no “3-step rule”, Master Checklist or special template to going back and erasing the whole thing.
My $0.05: You did it, you cried at work and now you’ve just got to move on! Don’t dwell on it, don’t go back, don’t discuss it at the office. Just reapply your blush, put your chin up and work your butt off! Results shall speak for themselves…
Have you ever cried at work? How did you react afterwards?
The Corporate Sis.
When it happens we are shocked and embarrassed. Embarrassed that we broke at work. But you are human and it will happen. I want to say NEVER cry at work but it will happen. You are right move on get over it. Now when I feel myself getting too emotional I take a walk around the block and it works wonders.
HI Zena! Absolutely, when it happened to me, I couldn’t believe I had actually broken down. But it’s taught me a valuable lesson about self-control, especially at work. I definitely believe in walking around the block, or having chocolate, as a way to regain self-control 🙂