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My Employee Is Sobbing at Her Desk Every Week

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09.03.2026

My Employee Is Sobbing at Her Desk Every Week

I feel heartless but this can’t continue.

EXPERT OPINION BY ALISON GREEN, INC.COM COLUMNIST @ASKAMANAGER

Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues—everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor.

One of my employees, “Brenda,” is a sweet, kind, sensitive soul. A self-described empath, she cries easily and is a feeler’s feeler. (She feels things about my life that I don’t even feel!) She gets emotional........

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