Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Laughter, Pleasure, Malice, and the Pursuit of Adult Fun

Gina Barreca, Ph.D. is Professor of English at UConn, and author of It's Not That I'm Bitter: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World. See full bio

June 21, 2009, Gender

Comments on "Crying at Work: A Good Thing?"

Crying at Work: A Good Thing?

By Regina Barreca, Ph.D. on June 21, 2009 in Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Writes my pal Gene Weingarten in The Washington Post "Because women are attending grad schools in record numbers, and because male CEOs have screwed things up so publicly, Gina thinks women are soon going to dominate American business -- and feminize it." Read More

Great subject, funny article

Submitted by Olive on June 21, 2009 - 8:18am.

Can you cry only once you are the boss, however?

Cry,cry,cry

Submitted by Anonymous on June 21, 2009 - 6:40pm.

Women cry, girls weep, men walk.

Trust me.

It's all true. Women work

Submitted by Anonymous on June 23, 2009 - 12:58pm.

It's all true. Women work places are perfectly happy, successful environments. I worked for two years in one, and revealed in its awesomeness. Thursdays were exchanged with themed bake days, and drinks after work. Everyone lent a hand when help was needed. The idea of a cutthroat work environment was imaginary; there was absolutely no need. You would come to work, do your job, and leave. If you excelled at what you did, you were promoted. Backstabbing was non-existent. You earned your paycheck and promotions through knowledge, capability and, productivity not deviance.

We were only ourselves and that was enough.