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Post by David Wyld on Nov 23, 2013 0:02:33 GMT -6
Students, Please view and comment on this link of the day - yes, for your education, but also for the points, of course! Watch the video below: TITLE - How to Handle Tears at WorkThen, post a comment in reply to this discussion thread. Again, what to post? Here are some ideas: + What did you take away from the video? + How does the video relate in some way to your past experience (work, as a consumer, family, school, etc.)? + How might you use these ideas in your own career? Good luck! David
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Post by brichoux on Dec 1, 2013 22:26:32 GMT -6
Never felt like I needed to cry at the office, yet. But have had a client cry in front of me before because they felt they made a mistake to mess up an application process that was very important. The explanation of tears didn't seem incredibly applicable to my profession, unless I would have been a science major. May be helpful in dealing with my girlfriend though, because now I know that women create more levels of proactin! The author suggest tears at the office are should be accepted, I think there are places and incredible circumstances that people crying is completely acceptable. But if can be avoided in the office, I believe they should be avoided because they are not very professional.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Dec 2, 2013 21:22:31 GMT -6
Well I never had another cry at my job but I understand that shes going into biological terms with crying and tears. The speaker in this video has a great point but I just think personally woman are more emotional then men. I cant really see myself crying in the workplace if I'm stressed I'll go to the gym and work out, that would make me happy. When I was a kid and would cry that wouldn't help the situation.
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Post by datren on Dec 3, 2013 13:19:06 GMT -6
TITLE - How to Handle Tears at Work
Emotions have no place in the workplace. This video is most productive as an tool for sensitivity training and was not very insightful. When a person reaches their breaking point of 'tears' at work then as a professional it is still their responsibility male or female to ask to be alone. Sympathy is important but this video is below common sense, it discusses basic human instincts.
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Post by kristin on Dec 8, 2013 1:46:43 GMT -6
How to Handle Tears at Work
This articles discusses how to handle tears at work with four steps: remember tears are a biological reaction, acknowledge the tears, offer a tissue, and recognize tears communicate a problem. I have been in many situations where myself or my coworkers have become visibly upset. It comes a long with stress of everyday life mixed with stress of the workplace. This video offers helpful advice in understanding why we cry and how to handle the situations.
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Post by blaircavalier on Dec 8, 2013 12:01:03 GMT -6
How to Handle Tears at Work.
Although I have never cried while in the workplace, I have been in many situations where I have wanted to. Through stress and the amount of workload that takes place in an auditing position, there are times when I become very overwhelmed and feel as though things will not get better. It frustrates me, but I know that crying will help nothing. I do my best to leave my emotions out of my workplace because they are just not needed. Instead I try to focus on one thing at a time and little by little the stress starts to wash away. I take my time and remember to breathe. There will always be times I rather just cry like a baby, but I know there are other ways to relieve that stress.
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Post by kformaggio on Dec 8, 2013 17:20:14 GMT -6
How to Handle Tears at Work
Well, I have cried at work a number of times, and as a counselor, I have experienced many students crying in my office. My work is much different from many. My work team is a family; not just a 'work' family, but a real family that argues, fights, cries and loves each other. It is true my job is very stressful, and personally people stress me out the most. When I have to tell a student they are not admissible or that their admission options are not what they were expecting, these students (and sometimes their parents) cry in my office. I agree with Ms. Kreamer that crying is natural; it is a physical reaction to an emotional feeling. Sometimes all one needs is a good cry to let the stress out, and then move on. When someone does cry in front of me, I usually give them time to 'cry it out' and then redirect their attention to the next step, the options that are available to remedy the situation at hand.
When I need to vent or cry, I usually do it alone in my office or in the office of a trusted co-worker. I am glad to see someone did do the research on the types of crying and how to deal with tears in the workplace, but I hate that so many women (and men) in business still feel like they cannot show emotions at work.
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Post by rpajares41 on Dec 8, 2013 17:42:32 GMT -6
I disagree with this video, maybe because I am a man, but she was making comparisons between the genders and stated that women were more apt to cry and so on. I have always heard that other people cannot see weakness, and crying is just that. If you need to cry that is fine but don't do it in front of someone else, definitely don't do it at work. Whenever I think of someone crying at the office I think of this big commotion and ruckus that does more bad then good. Nobody wants to try to manage someone when they are crying but I guess it could be in the job description. I just don't think that my problems are anybody else's business and involving them is something I just don't want to do. Yet again I could be thinking this because I am a male, but I have heard that women in business need to be masculine, what is masculine about crying? Yes, I agree that it is easier to see when something is wrong when someone cries but why not go talk to someone before you start crying? Why wait until emotion starts to envelope your mannerisms? I'm part of the no cry zone I guess, until you are in private.
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Post by bgoree13 on Dec 8, 2013 20:45:05 GMT -6
How to Handle Tears at Work.
I have never cried while in the workplace, I have been in many situations where I have wanted to. It frustrates me, but I know that crying will help nothing. I do my best to leave my emotions out of my workplace because they are just not needed. Instead I try to focus on one thing at a time and little by little the stress starts to wash away. I take my time and remember to breathe. There will always be times I rather just cry like a baby, but I know there are other ways to relieve that stress.
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Post by boris on Dec 8, 2013 22:15:42 GMT -6
TITLE - How to Handle Tears at Work
Tears at the workplace should always be acknowledge. I believe for the most part, we should not bring our emotions in the work place, but sometimes we are just too frustrated or have specific problems and as a manager we will see this every now and then from employees. In that case as a manager the tears should be acknowledge, and that communicates that there is a problem with that should be resolved. We should not let the employee feel alone and try to help as much as possible.
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Post by abramt110 on Dec 9, 2013 10:45:37 GMT -6
The speaker in this video has a great point but I just think personally woman are more emotional then men. I cant really see myself crying in the workplace if I'm stressed.I do my best to leave my emotions out of my workplace because they are just not needed. Instead I try to focus on one thing at a time and little by little the stress starts to wash away.
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Post by jayjenkins on Dec 9, 2013 16:48:09 GMT -6
I have never cried at work, however i have seen someone cry at work. It was an extremely strange event for me and i hadn't the slightest clue how to react. After watching this video I might be able to react a little bit better. Hopefully i will never break down and cry at work, and if i see someone else break down i will know how to comfort them, and show compassion.
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Post by sunnigrabert on Dec 9, 2013 22:04:28 GMT -6
How to Handle Tears at Work I have definitely cried at work before and it is awful for me personally. I am one that gets even more upset that I am crying with leads to harder crying. Not pretty. I hope I can take away some advice from this video and learn to deal better with things that have overcome my work day in the past.
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Post by phenry on Dec 10, 2013 1:28:55 GMT -6
TITLE - How to Handle Tears at Work
This video was very insightful and interesting. A lot of the "scientific" information she discussed I was unaware of. In most cases, I still think it is inappropriate to cry at work. If you are feeling frustrated or upset, I think it is best that you step outside and remove yourself from the environment (if this is possible). I have never been put in a situation when I wanted to cry at work due to work related stresses, but I have had to hide emotions that I was experience that may have made me feel like crying.
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Post by alyssatudor on Dec 10, 2013 2:36:42 GMT -6
I am a very emotional person. I have definitely cried at work before. Being upset at work and embarrassing myself in front of others and that only make me cry harder and uglier making it more embarrassing. I hope that I can take this advice and use it to help me not cry at work again and seem so vulnerable.
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