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Originally Posted by Sunstar
I think I'm with maleficent on this one. Though I've got to say I am mean. When I see women crying in the workplace for nothing other than (most likely) manipulative reasons I have this horrible urge to really give her a reason to cry. Women who cry in the workplace for no good reason instantly lose my respect. It's a horrible tactic some women use to manipulate others.
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I'm with you, although I've only had to deal with it with one person.
My overall philosophy in regard to correcting behavior is that if one person is doing it, I'll tell them privately: "You need to clock out when you leave the building." If more than one person is doing it, I'll bring it up at the next office meeting, and specify that "It isn't just one person doing this."
I had one employee that had never done anything wrong. Example of a conversation:
Me: "I need you to clock out when you leave the building."
Her: "I always do! It must be the computer messing up."
Me: "I watched you leave this morning without touching the computer. I just need for you to remember to clock out or I can't total payroll."
Her (realizing she's trapped): "Waaaahhhh! Waaahhhh!"
Crying in that circumstance doesn't manipulate me. In fact, it just pisses me off.