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A healthcare worker got emotional after one of her long-term patients died

Her boss called her “too emotional” for their line of work

It all got worse after she decided to stand up for herself

Working in healthcare can be emotionally intense, and sometimes grief shows.

However, one woman recently shared a personal experience when expressing genuine emotion clashed with workplace expectations.

“Last week, a long-term patient I’d been helping passed away,” the 32-year-old wrote in a Reddit post . “It hit me hard, I tried to stay composed, but I got teary-eyed at the nurse’s station.”

That simple reaction, rooted in empathy, quickly became a point of conflict with her superiors. “My boss pulled me aside and said, ‘You can’t cry here. It makes patients uncomfortable. You’

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