Is There Something Wrong With Being Called ‘Emotional’? | Loose Women

A tribunal has ruled describing an expectant mother as “emotional” at work is discrimination after a pregnant account manager says she was portrayed as “hormonal” when she raised concerns about her workload. The judge warned that bosses were at risk of stereotyping pregnant employees with “dismissive and belittling” language. But is there really anything wrong with being called “emotional”? Gloria can see some reason why a boss would have a problem with emotional employees, meanwhile Linda admits to hiding how she feels in her personal and worklife to avoid judgement. Denise is no stranger to being called emotional, and has developed a thicker skin to deal with it.

From series 27, broadcast on 03/04/2024

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[Mayaxxxxxx]

Physical pain does get treated so different to emotional pain…there is so much education to be done on this front.

[fi]

Denise you didn’t know the ins and outs of Princess Catherine’s health situation but you still put pressure on her to make the announcement

[BeaSerenaButtercup]

Get rid of that bully Denise!!! She’s absolutely awful

[bipbippadotta]

Hey Denise, how about your comments on "Kate Middleton" as you always call her, who you relentlessly heckled for taking time out to have major surgery before it was even revealed how much more she was going through?

[catschorus]

Denise gets right up my hoop, she's sanctimonious, smug and loves the sound of her own voice.

[maryduffy]

If you are emotional and it does impact your work, then it has to be addressed. It's like we can't use terms, that accurately describe the situation. ITS NOT WHAT YOU SAY, ITS HOW YOU SAY IT. It's called DIPLOMACY

[gigieyre]

What does it matter as long as the job is getting done? Do your job the way its supposed to be done and in the time that its supposed to be done. I can cry and work at the same time. lol

[carolynferris]

It always turns into the Denise show I turn straight off!

[hopefulfortomorrow]

''I hadn't eaten for three weeks.'' How is that even possible? My friend was almost at death's door on the 4th day of not eating.

[jackie]

Denice soon as she was on I turned over

[intentionallyleftblank]

How is Denise working as a presenter and actress all these years and hasn’t trained herself not to make those loud disgusting phlegmy coughs while on stage? 😂

[FNBN]

Men are called passionate but women are called emotional in the exact same situations

[MarionFindlay-ss]

Always grips the handset as cant listen to this overbearing 'the Denise show' cruel at times woman. 2🙄🥴

[VictoryInJesus-wjxx]

If people don't have anything nice to say better say nothing they are human beings not human punching bags for crying out loud we don't have to agree with everything people say but to get abusive is acting like school children comon

[ladyjustice]

I would have flipped the script and asked the "boss" if they're on the rag, and do they need a midol?

[Thea_Pat]

Gloria is so old fashioned. Needs to stop being brought on.