I had someone break down in front of me and then apologise for “being unprofessional.” That word… unprofessional. We have created environments where being human feels like a mistake. When did that become normal?

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I have to admit, I have been the person to have a break down and then apologize. The corporate world really makes us feel like we have to be robots with no feelings or emotions.

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I have been there too. It is strange how quickly we apologise for being human. I think that says more about the environment than the person. It should not feel wrong to have a moment.

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14 years ago at a previous company I was written up and put on a PIP for being unprofessional due to being emotional on the job, 1 month after my 23 year old daughter passed due to suicide. Then a month after that I was told I was being replaced because I didn’t have an accounting/finance degree. I worked for them in the accounting department for 4 years.

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I am really sorry you went through that. That is not just unprofessional, it is lacking basic humanity. I think situations like that are exactly why people stop feeling safe at work.

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That's unfortunate. I suppose we all have our own concept of what constitutes being professional, and you're right that simple human emotions should not be seen as unprofessional. Of course, there's a limit to that, I've seen people lose their composure in aggressive ways that were clearly within anyone's definition of unprofessional.

I agree there is a line. But I think most people are nowhere near that line. We have just become so cautious that normal emotion gets labelled as unprofessional, which feels off to me.

Not normal and a poor choice of words, but at a moment of crises or hurt, who really gives a damn?

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