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Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work (HBR Work Smart Series)
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Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work (HBR Work Smart Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Susan David, Talisa Lavarry, Lily Zheng, Melody Wilding
May 2024
Beginner content levelBeginner
192 pages
2h 53m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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11 So, You Cried at Work

by Melody Wilding

“Are you OK?” a stranger asked as she tapped me on the shoulder outside my company’s office in Manhattan. I looked up at her with wet, red cheeks and wiped tears from my eyes.

Minutes before, I was in a team meeting when my boss made a derogatory comment, minimizing my professional background and training. His remark broke me—it was the last straw on top of my already overwhelming workload. Though I wanted to push back and assert myself in the meeting, my voice cracked and a lump formed in my throat. Fighting back the waterworks, I could only mutter, “Excuse me,” as I rushed out the door and out of the view of my coworkers.

At the time, I felt profound regret and shame about my reaction. What ...

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