Big girls don’t cry
In Broadcast News, Holly Hunter’s go-getter cracker jack character would unplug the phone and have a mini cry session. This was how she dealt with stress. A few weeks ago I broke down in tears from the stress of my job and I even told my boss about it. Perhaps this isn’t the best path to success – full disclosure of your breaking points, but at that juncture I felt I had no choice but to say it.
The question is do you lose points in the world of work if you act like a girl? Or should the world of work incorporate more of the feminine to get it off the linear, freight train head-on collision, break neck track?
As a woman I always hope that the feminine brings something more to the table – so I hired a female contractor who basically screwed me out of $75,000.00. I’m wondering about a female president – will Hillary take us to a new level in leadership or let us down as so many men before her have? Can you imagine a world without the female? I can’t. But why does the female and male aspect continue to remain silo’d between the domestic and public spheres? A stay at home dad is still an oddity; a female CEO still calls attention to herself (read: Carly Fiorina for one).
Ying Yang – Bing Bang Boom.
But I digress. Big girls do cry. Take it from me, I’m one.