Showing Emotion in the work place?

Yeah, I don't think crying is weak. If I did, I'd be a hypocrite. I'm a really sensitive person who has had to erect a bit of a tough shell or else I would cry at the drop of a hat. I can't tell you how many times I've cried when I was working.

@Courtlynn It's the sensitive type that keeps the world balanced, I think. We encourage others to show their emotions too. Keeping it all inside is dangerous.

@ScribbledAdNauseum right. And MOST people I know are like that too. It's fine. If we never cried we'd be weird and probably kill.

Atleast you stood your ground and didn't let them get handsy!

@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes I did they were so afraid of me and that was good

@RebeccasFarm That's good. Let them see what fear is like. We sometimes have to prove that we are the superior gender.

I was once a cashier and I can tell you how hard it was to act friendly when several customers have acted entitled and rude, when your boss pushes your break back because it's far too busy yet they aren't out on the floor helping. When you aren't earning very much... I get it though, I mean as a customer I don't want to be treated rudely when all I am trying to do is buy my milk and bread. I just also understand what kind of a boss most grocery stores have.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Do not worry, this happens with any kind of job. I have gone through very rude clients and I have always smiled even if I had personal problem. Should I be an employee in a calling center I could cry, no one sees me. And those working in calling centers have many reasons to cry because people are even more rude when they do not see people but only talk to them.

Maybe not, but I also think that we should be allowed to do so. We are all only human, and we all have weaknesses. We shouldn't feel as if we are being untrue to ourselves by holding back because we are afraid to show them.

@ScribbledAdNauseum yes... once in a while causes no harm but regularly isn't allowed

@amitkokiladitya True, but I also think if we start feeling too emotional at work, we need to decide whether that place of employment is for us. That is why I like working online. It's up to me, and I can be as emotional as I need to be.

Yes, but we are only human. Withholding our emotions isn't good either.

@ScribbledAdNauseum That's right but we have to behave while in public or in our workplace. We should observe social manners and ethics.

Hmm, yes it is hard to put it into general terms. Different jobs have different stresses....

I know that management have their own stresses, but I've never been a manager. All I know is that every job I've had, the management usually inspires some sort of emotion out of me ,even if I never show it.

I do not hide my emotions well either. You can see them clearly on my face.