--- title: Crying at Work: Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid to Show Emotions description: The Young Turks host Ana Kasparian discusses why she refuses to hide her emotions at work. canonical: https://time.com/4237907/showing-emotions-at-work/ author: Ana Kasparian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-26T15:01:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:01:54.938Z og:title: 'Why I Refuse to Hide My Emotions at Work' og:description: When did "emotional" become a bad word? og:url: https://time.com/4237907/showing-emotions-at-work/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3bb2c72e0b89929/69887f2ae20a87083ba8fb7f/hiding-emotions-work-ana-kasparian1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3706 og:image:height: 2085 og:image:alt: 548298907 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Why I Refuse to Hide My Emotions at Work' twitter:description: When did "emotional" become a bad word? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3bb2c72e0b89929/69887f2ae20a87083ba8fb7f/hiding-emotions-work-ana-kasparian1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why I Refuse to Hide My Emotions at Work > Sponsored content. 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At that point, I had been hosting _The Young Turks_ for eight years—so I was used to covering stories of injustice. But when I thought about the horror and fear that that innocent 14-year-old kid must have felt before being executed, I lost my composure on-air. I couldn’t hold back my tears. I became emotional, and at the time I was wrongfully embarrassed because of it. But our audience immediately began sending me tweets to express that they found my reaction touching and compassionate. It was at that point that I decided not to hide my emotions in the workplace anymore. After all, when men feel “emotional,” their tone is usually described as passionate. But when women use the same exact tone, they’re immediately written off for being overly emotional. The reality is that passion and emotion go hand-in-hand. In fact, passion is an intense emotion that displays compelling enthusiasm for something. If people are anything but enthusiastic about the information or ideas that they’re sharing, they’re either not that invested in what they’re doing—or they’re not communicating that investment effectively. **_Read more:_** [_3 Ways to Become a Better Leader_](http://motto.time.com/4232268/3-ways-better-leader/) Yes, words like bossy, shrill and moody are used to describe women who [speak up at work](http://motto.time.com/4212208/barbara-corcoran-shark-tank-women-office/) and give voice to their passion—but I believe this negative commentary is meant to keep critical thinkers quiet. So I’ve decided not to allow the critics to shut me up—and I hope you’ll do the same. As Hunter S. Thompson said, “Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.” So do it with passion, or not at all. _Ana Kasparian is co-host of the online news show_ The Young Turks_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4237907/showing-emotions-at-work/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4237907/showing-emotions-at-work/"},"headline":"Why I Refuse to Hide My Emotions at Work","datePublished":"2016-02-26T15:01:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:01:54.938Z","description":"The host of The Young Turks on her decision 'not to allow the critics to shut me up'","url":"https://time.com/4237907/showing-emotions-at-work/","keywords":["motto","emotions","Crying","Career & Workplace"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3bb2c72e0b89929/69887f2ae20a87083ba8fb7f/hiding-emotions-work-ana-kasparian1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ana Kasparian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ana-kasparian/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3bb2c72e0b89929/69887f2ae20a87083ba8fb7f/hiding-emotions-work-ana-kasparian1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"548298907","caption":"548298907","creditText":"pchyburrs—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4237907/showing-emotions-at-work/","name":"Why I Refuse to Hide My Emotions at Work"}}]}] ```