12/30/2015 RQOTD Have you ever cried at work?

weaselwatchr

weaselwatchr

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Why? Because I almost did today! The ceiling fell in, in a section of the pharmacy. Water every where, even all over the computer. Afterwards half of our equipment worked. No one was hurt because it happened overnight, but what a mess! Ever have such a bad day, you just want to go in the corner and cry?
 
Just once when I worked at Wendy's and cut off a 1/4 of the top of my finger! My Douche bag boss came up behind me and thought it would be funny to scare me while I was chopping tomatoes. (Back then, everything was done by hand for salad prep and we made the burgers too) I jumped, the knife slipped and whoosh....right through the top of my finger. It was awful!! 7 stitches inside and 3 on top. Needless to say, the guy got fired when our swing manager told the General manager what happened. He was an idiot.

Oh, and one other time but they weren't sad tears. When I worked at the red cross, my co workers threw me a surprise shower when I got off bed rest when I was pregnant with Adam :) I wasn't working but on disability at the time (because of bed rest) and my boss called me saying I had to come in to fill out some new papers. Walked in and burst into tears when I saw the place all decorated and a huge cake etc. I was floored.
 
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I hit a dog once on the way to work. There was no way to avoid him. He just ran right at me while I was on a freeway. I held it together but then someone at work asked me how I was and I just lost it.
 
YES! I worked at a nursing home for almost 10 years, and I had a fair share of happy and sad tears. My co-workers were such fun, goof balls sometimes, they would have me laughing in tears! They also had a baby shower for me when I was pregnant with my first child--totally unexpected and just wonderful, so I cried--even the supervisors and the administrator was there and they all bought me the most adorable gifts. And of course, there were the times when we lost a resident that had become like family.
 
Poor Danica! I hope things get settled soon.

I've cried So Many Times. It was ridiculous really. My coworkers called me names from my first week and it only got worse from there. It was like working with a bunch of children, and this was at a hospital with "medical professionals". I found scrapbooking during that time and it really helped to have something positive to think about during the day.
 
I have cried at work, more than I want to admit!

Once my manager just would not let up and I couldn't hold it in any longer - he apologized and never got on my case that hard again :-) (He admitted he was off base by doing so!)

Most recent were tears over hearing that my co-worker / friend had been seriously injured in a scooter versus SUV accident - and the same day another co-worker lost her husband to congestive heart failure.
 
I'm such a big cry baby! I cry often. I haven't worked outside the home in many years, but there were a lot of times I cried at work. A couple that are very vivid were:

1987 - Whittier Narrows earthquake...this was a very strong one and happened when I was on my way to work. I drove the streets from Whittier to Pasadena, and in about Rosemead when the quake hit. The street literally ROLLED" in front of my car - waves in the asphalt! It was insane. I was driving by myself - 21 years old and it scared the crud out of me! When I finally got to my office, everyone was outside. One of my co-workers came up to me to see how I was & I just lost it. Now, earthquakes don't phase me a bit! LOL! I basically just ride them out.

The other was in about 1997-different job, same route. Rosemead Blvd is a main street that usually has speed limits as fast as the freeway. Traffic backed up all of a sudden. A few cars ahead of me in the next lane over, a man was out of his car and seemed very panicked. People were lining the streets and as I got closer, I noticed he was trying to lift the rear end of his car up with his bare hands. As I got closer, I realized there was a child underneath his car. It took everything I had to drive the last 15 minutes and get to my office. When I got there, a co-worker was outside smoking. I sat in my car & fell apart. When I got out, he asked me what happened & I lost it again. Poor guy...he didn't know what to do except go get one of my female co-workers! Later that day, I called the hospital in the area, but they wouldn't give me any information. The next day, it was in the newspaper. The stupid mother yelled to her daughter who was on the opposite side of the street (this almost freeway-3 lanes each direction-going from speeds of 40 to 55MPH) and told her to run across to get her lunch money. The girl darted out and the guy couldn't miss her. So tragic.
 
I've gotten close. The stress got to me. Talking to my boss actually helped, and my co-workers.
The other time was when my shoulder was locking up and someone was trying to boot me from the easier job I was scheduled for. Boss, again, was the one who had my back :D
And my other co-workers :D
 
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