Do you think women use crying to manipulate a situation??

Depends on the tone of voice you used... if you were condescending towards the employee, making her feel stupid because the mistake was one that was obviously avoidable, it's not surprising that she would burst in to tears. To some people, being talked down upon puts fear in to them... you should try levelling with them and try telling them what the mistake was and how to avoid making it again in a friendly manner. OK, that's more work on your behalf due to a mistake made by another person but, at least you won't have to sit through the tears...

oh if tears are regarded as an easy way to escape from a difficult situation, then I do agree with you...it is unfair and these women have no excuses..but if tears are a sign od sensitive and tender heart and different soul...well this is completely another matter..I mean when people, and more often women, cry when speaking about things that are very important for them...then tears cannot be considered a way to manipulate the situation...they are only a way to deal with a touching situation and they generally express the person's deep connection with the problem itself...

I have wanted to just shake the ones that I work with...they will do something stupid..know that it was stupid, and then when a manager brings it to their attention (and you know that manager was a man) they start all this fake dramatic crying so that they can get sympathy...its so lame and pointless..as soon as the manager is gone, they wipe their face and go look for something else to screw up..its very frustrating especially for a female like me who doesn't believe in the "I'm just a girl" way of life...

yes, and at times its wrong. if you do the crime you must face the time. we all make mistakes but we must face them and move on.

I believe more in tears who the person tries to hide, not to demonstrate. Agree, this is almost refuseless way some women to get what they wish. Just pretending that they are too fragile and the world arround including you is so crude...Some masks are too false that they have an opposite effect on me.

Yes! or rather some do, he he he he he all the best urban

Yes, I have seen this reaction and having been a supervisor for many years...it happens more than people would typically think....it is very frustrating because we have a job to do and sometimes that requires that we discuss with another their lack of professionalism or work ethics...if the peron genuinely made a mistake; I can understand them feeling remorse at the consequences of their decision at the time....some people cry from the heart....but the ones that really irritated me, where the ones who thought that crying would lessen their penalty for their actions.... I have handed them a tissue (which I always kept on my desk) and left the room for a minute or two, so that they can compose themselves....