By SIMON CONSTABLE
The first year, the recent British graduate thought his job in finance was great. The London-based role was as advertised, and the pay was good.
But over time, the stress of the role ratcheted up higher and higher. One day it became too much. At his desk, he began to cry.
Weeping at work is now more common than it was a few decades ago, when it was often looked down upon. “There is definitely a generational change,” says Grant Duncan, Korn Ferry’s senior client partner, managing director and sector lead for consumer, EMEA. “Showing your emotions is more acceptable.”
Indeed, a recent survey across the United Kingdom found that one in three UK workers have cried at work over the previous 12 months. It was skewed by gender: 66% of those who cried were women, and 34% were men. “Women who cry at work often face a competence penalty, but men do not,” says Drew Hill, a senior client partner for Korn Ferry based in the firm’s London office. READ MORE HERE.
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