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Crying in the workplace

Posted by Dan

February 10, 2008 |

Much has been made of Hillary Clinton’s tearful outburst on the campaign trail. There are some pundits who argue that her tears made her more sympathetic to other women and may in fact have helped her career. But what about women (and men) in the workplace? How do those tears impact the future or reputation of the average employee?

This article from the Boston Globe discusses in detail the various facets of tears in the workplace. The key take-aways? Men who tear up are more likely to be perceived positively than women, subtle tears are better than sobs, and women would do best to avoid tears altogether. My advice, if you must cry, pull yourself together as soon as possible, apologize- not for your feelings, but for taking away from the impact of your message, and get back to work.

Tears happen to the best of us, but they need not derail you.


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