Message #27654

[Katie G]

I can think of only three times when I've actually cried at work, and I'm not exactly a "tough" person.  One was when my first *new* car was hit in the company parking lot as I watched from the window, one was when I got a phone call that my aunt had died, and the only work related one was after an outrageous performance review where I had been accused of cheating on my overtime (total nonsense, I contested it and won, but the accusation itself was such a shock...)   Crying makes people uncomfortable, and if this person is crying on a regular basis over minor incidents, it doesn't make her look very professional or competent.  It may even make her appear emotionally unstable.  More often than not, in a work environment, you need to "suck it up" and keep calm and not let your emotions get the best of you.