Cry babies! Why men are more likely to blub if a boss is critical

EVERYBODY dreads that annual sit down with the boss for a discussion about your work performance.

But for men, the chances are high that it will end in tears. For male employees take any criticism far harder than women – and are more likely to cry afterwards.

Twenty five per cent of men admitted blubbing after speaking to their manager during ‘performance reviews’.

Just 18 per cent of women welled up following their appraisal. The study suggests that men have a harder time when their egos are brought down a size. Performance reviews have become part of modern corporate life. Yet the survey of 1,500 employees by computer software company Adobe found that around two thirds of workers and managers thought they were a waste of time.

Overall, 22 per cent of workers said they cried after a performance review.

More than a third felt they wanted to leave after their annual chat with their boss.

Forty-three per cent of men began job hunting compared with 31 per cent of women. And 28 per cent quit after a tough conversation with their boss, compared with 11 per cent of women.