Comments on: Women: Learn to Understand Your Emotions In the Workplace

By: Storm

Storm — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:24:00 +0000

I have cried at work during extreme emotional duress- sick child, a death of an employee those were certainly bothersome but none as bothersome as a recent horrific event during a meeting with the vice president of operations and all of my “new” peer group. It was something i did not expect yet it came and went – thank god. I felt weak and of course furious with myself for such a ridiculous display in a professional environment.
I am coming to terms but with much difficulty- any advice.
Signed- new female manager in a man’s company

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By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:32:11 +0000

@Meena Thanks for stopping by. You're right, with any real career that you care about you will most likely be fueled by passion and emotion. Learning to balance the two would equate a strong mind and drive. Thanks for sharing

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:32:11 +0000

By: Meena Vamburkar

Meena Vamburkar — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:43:35 +0000

Good post! There is a fine line between being emotional and overdoing it.

“Emotion can be seen as passion and tenacity that drives success.” – I definitely agree. Passion and motivation are important in advancing in a career and achieving success, and that definitely deals with real emotions. Like so many other things in life, we need a balance.. and often times that's hard to achieve, or we learn the hard way.

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:40:19 +0000

@Sara Thank you for your kind words. I hope you do stop by frequently. I love to talk with new visitors and readers. Enjoy your weekend!

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:12:19 +0000

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Sara

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By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:19:58 +0000

@Elaine Hi sweetie! Thanks for sharing your story. It's so damn hard sometimes, feeling those tears well up while at work. I definitely don't want to show everyone at the office and when possible, I escape for a walk and/or the bathroom. This isn't always work related, sometimes its an emotion outside of work that is hard to control.

Are you looking for some surprise in your life? Enjoy your Friday xoxo

By: elaineellis

elaineellis — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:10:08 +0000

I've cried at work. I hate it more than anything, but it happens. I try to keep it as discreet as possible and then bolt as soon as I can. But I agree that it's absurd to try to be like men at work. It might not be professional to cry at work, but the way men handle emotions might be as equally inappropriate.

By the way, your blog writing has been on fire of late. I keep thinking about your blog post about surprises.