Crying in the job

Does a professional environment make a difference in you showing emotions? *I am comparing this results with crying in school and psychological difference in crying males and females

Male: Age range

13-19

20-29

30-39

40+

Female: Age Range

13-19

20-29

30-39

40+

Country:

Male: Do you prefer to be alone or in company when crying?

I must be completely alone to allow myself to cry

I like my girlfriend/wife to comfort me when crying

I like friends/coworkers with me when I cry

I like the boss with me to help me cope with it

I feel embarrassed when people see me cry

It doesn't matter who is present when I cry

Female: Do you like to be alone or in company when crying?

I must be strictly alone to allow myself to shed a tear

I like my boyfriend/husband to hold me and wipe my tears when I cry

I like friends/coworkers to support me when I cry

I like the boss with me when crying

I feel a little embarrassed when crying in public

I cry freely not caring who sees me

Male: How many times have you cried at work?

Female: How many times have you cried at work?

Male: How long did you cry?(the next series of questions refer to the last time you cried in a laboral environment, assuming you have)

Less than 5 minutes

between 5 and 15 minutes

16-30

31-60

More than 1 hour

Over a recurring period

Female: How long did you cry?(the next series of questions refer to the last time you cried in a laboral environment, assuming you have)

Less than 5 minutes

between 5 and 15

16-30

31-60

More than 60

Over a recurring period

Male: How intense was your crying?

Lump in throat

Choked up

Blurred vision because of tears

Tears pouring down face

Sobbing

Female: How intense was your crying?

Lump in throat

Tears stinging my eyes

On the verge of tears(very watery eyes)

Tears spilling down my cheeks

Sobbing

Male: What was your reaction when you noticed tears?

No tears present

Buried my face in hands to hide my tears

Directly wipe eyes so no tears fall down face

I occasionally wiped the tears that were coursing my cheeks

I let the tears slide unchecked down my face

Female: What did you do when you felt the tears in your eyes?

There were no tears

I covered my face so no one saw my tears

Directly wipe eyes so no tears fall

I wiped the teardrops from my face

I allowed tears to streak my cheeks freely

Male: What did you do when you started crying?

Stay in the same place

Go somewhere to be alone

Run to bathroom to hide while crying

Look for someone to support me while crying

Female: What was your reaction when you felt you were about to cry?

Stay were I was

Went to find a place to be alone

Run to the bathroom so no one noticed I was crying

Go with somebody to hold me and wipe my tears while I cried

Male: How many persons were present when you were crying?

Female: How many people saw you crying?

Where were you when you started crying?

Own office

Boss office

private area(workplace)

public area(workplace)

other

Male: Who was present while you were crying?

Female: Who was with you while you cried?

Why did you cry?

Male: How did you feel when crying?

Female: What did you feel when you were crying?

Male: What was the reaction towards you crying?

Pretended not to notice

Got angry

Got embarrassed for seeing me cry

Did not know what to do

Console verbally

Hugged me

He/she Wiped tears from my face

Stopped being nasty

Nobody was present

Female: What was the reaction towards you crying?

Pretended not to notice

Got angry

Got embarrassed

Did not know how to react

Console verbally

Hugged you

He/she Wiped tears that were streaking my cheeks

Stopped being nasty

Nobody was present

Male: When you cry, do you hide your tears or cry openly?

I usually cover my face to hide any tears

I directly wipe eyes so no tears fall

Tears trickle my face, which I ocassionally wipe away

I allow tears to course their way down my face unabashedly and unchecked

Female: When you cry, do you hide your tears or cry freely?

I usually cover my face to hide tears

I directly wipe my eyes so no tears slip down my cheeks

Tears streak my face, which I wipe ocassionally

I let my tears cascade down my face freely and unheeded

Male: How many tears do you shed when you cry?

None, wet eyes at most

A few

A steady stream

Tears burst from my eyes as soon as I start crying

Female: How many tears do you shed when you cry?

None, watery eyes at most

A few tears spill

A steady flow of tears

Tears burst and flood my cheeks unabatedly

This poll was created on 2008-11-02 16:52:55 by Lover of Wisdom