We couldn't help, just let her cry

Let her cry it out and when she's ready to open up, she will. Different people have different ways of reacting to an unpleasant stimulus. Some cry, others yell and shout, others throw things. It could range from passive to actively destructive. Probably, she's waiting for someone to approach her and give her a hug or make her feel that you,guys care. She is a hard worker as you've mentioned. Frankly speaking, female supervisors are hard to deal with and sometimes they feel intimidated by subordinates who are efficient and more knowledgeable. They resort to nit-picking. This is not gender discrimination, mind you, but this is based on experience and long years of observation. I do hope that your co-worker is feeling better now. You are a kind and person, kingparker. I wish you the best.

Maybe she had issues regarding her work and it made her cry when she shared it with the supervisor. She may have hidden it from you and other co-workers. There are lots of things that are playing right here all we can do is speculate on what really happened.I hope she doing fine with her job.

I think it's good to just let someone cry if they need to, but at the same time I'm sure she'd have appreciated it if someone discreetly and kindly/quietly had have asked her if she was OK and did she need to talk.

For me yes it is good if you cry so that the time tell you have to do what is right and minus your emotion after all.

If I saw anyone crying I would certainly approach that person specially if I know that person well and ask her what is bothering her. If she is not willing to share then I will leave her alone but still say, if there is anything I can do to help I am ready.

Hello Kingparker, It happens in many cases when you are good to down the line people that does not mean that you are good for your bosses also. I have experienced this in my first job as all my juniors & colleagues used to say that i am intelligent & hard working but the management used to think that i am not good at work and they did not give me the suitable increments so i left the job in frustration.Therefore it may happen that her bosses may not be happy with her work. Or it might have happened that she might be crying due to some other reasons may be she had some issue at home.You should have at least asked her the reasons i feel.

Why couldn't you help?? Why didn't you approach her and ask if she was ok, and what the matter was.. Maybe give her some kind words of encouragment... It's fine to speculate but it won't help the situation... She must have been very upset and more so with co workers seeing her cry and not approaching her, just looking... If that were me. I would appriciate a kind hand.... I'd hate it if people just kept staring in curiosity.. Maybe there's more to the situation, that maybe she doesn't want others to know about, but it won't hurt to ask... I hope she is ok.

I know what you mean. Alot of people do not care that she is crying. They just want to find out why so they can gossip about it. You did the right thing by just staying out of it.

Why you don't care to step up and ask her what was wrong?Is her a serious woman?or you are worried she will make an argue with you when you do that?Comparing with keep silence,she indeed need one person to chat with her situation and get many suggestion to solve that problem.But unfortunate last she quit.

I think she'll feel a lot better if you'll approach her and ask her what's wrong. She needs someone now. She's broken and needs someone to talk to.. I hope you'll have the courage to reach your hand..

That's right. You just let a person cry . By allowing her to cry makes her feel better. Sometimes the best thing to do for a person who is lonely and sad is to allow her pour out her ill feelings without saying a word, for crying cleanses the eyes from dirt and it washes away the bitterness one feels inside of her.:-)

Not all people are alike and as much as it hurts for us to leave a grieving person alone, it sometimes has to be done. Unless you exactly know the characteristic of that person, then that's the time to take action. Sometimes, people who cry are embarrassed to talk about the things they cry about and may find it offensive or hurtful that you've invaded their privacy. It hurts even more when he or she is at or near the place the event of tears took place. And sometimes, there are people who can't help but approach a crying person to ask what's wrong. I have nothing against them. In the end, it depends on the way you approach the situation. If you're a person a lot of people confide too, then maybe by approaching her,you can come up with the right words to comfort her. But if you do not know what to say after "What's wrong?" or "Are you okay?" then maybe it's best to let her heal and recover first before an approach.