Has anyone ever started crying at work? How do you deal with this? My manager got upset at me for not working through work papers fast enough and I was on the verge of breaking down.

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Yes! Many times. I always feel much better afterwards and only then realized that it’s not all that bad.

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Yes, pretty sure it happens to everyone once in a while. As EY1 said, we’re not saving lives. Your manager was probably stressed out too and taking it out on you, don’t take it personally

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I have a few times, but I mad sure it was never in front of the person doing the yelling - I don’t want them getting the satisfaction of making me cry.

Now I never cry. Once I realized that this isn’t life and death (as a few others noted) my life changed lol

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I did a few times. Just keep in mind that it’s only an audit/review, we aren’t saving lives here. You’ll learn soon that being mentally strong is crucial. One day you’ll look back and laugh

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Ahh that’s a good point. Nobody is going to die if we have to push back filing by a week

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Same boat before. A Terrible manager always condescend me for all the hard work i did. There was a moment I even started to doubt myself. I cried in front of him twice since I couldnt handle the way he was talking to me like I am total losser. Luckily I'm out of his team and now I'm in a team with a great boss who tells me I'm a high performer who meets most of gold standards. Great experience to let me know the difference between a good manager vs. A terrible not qualified manager. That's how I know what type of manager I want to be in the future.

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Hey EY OP, how are you? Did it blow over?

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Hey GT1, yes it did :) and luckily I’m off that engagement and on a much more pleasant one

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I feel 1000x less alone. Thank you guys!

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