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Emotions At Work

Let's face it. Everyone can have difficult times at work that force you to show your emotion. Whether it's personal issues that spill into the work environment, or frustration as a result of work, emotions can emerge at the worst time during the work day.

I recently read an article about anger in the workplace, and I wasn't surprised about how easily the person in the article allowed their emotion to boil over in such dramatic fashion.

It can be difficult to contain how you are feeling, especially at work where you may be experiencing criticism or questions about your abilities. Sometimes, your emotions may not stem from work at all, but something happens and that's where you will express them.

Anger is probably one of the most common emotions overly expressed at work. Co-workers, managers and supervisors may provoke you, but you still need to keep your cool as best as possible.

If you begin to feel yourself becoming angry, take a break and regroup instead of staying in a situation that may escalate. Just as in your personal life, take the higher road and diffuse angry moments before they get out of hand.

Also, find an activity outside of the workplace that might help you relieve stress and calm any work-related anger issues that you might have. Exercising, meditation and yoga, or perhaps finding a hobby like painting, can all help relieve stress and allow you to decompress from work.

Bottom line is that it's ok to show emotion at work, as long as your reactions do not go over the line.

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Posted by Steve Wajda on January 18, 2008 at 1:26 PM

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I always found that you don't want to show sensitivity or weakness in the workplace as it encourages those personality types who like to prey on sensitive minded people. Maintaining a large degree of professionalism has always seemed to work out best, as far as productivity and persona at work go.

Posted by Todd on January 21, 2008 3:18 PM

Good career advice is out there, but there are always going to be some articles that really make you either shake your head or just laugh!

Posted by Mark Duin on January 21, 2008 10:55 PM

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