Please help!
I've had some official correspondence this morning from my boss with regard to my standard of work. He's stating that my standards are too low, that no one can trust any information that I produce and that he has to spend so long correcting my work that it defeats the purpose of me doing it in the first place. This has come completely out of the blue and I never ever expected it. The accusations in the letter can be easily disproved, and while I haven't been the best employee recently (to be honest, due to my preoccupation with my pregnancy) I am generally one of the best and am usually acknowledged as such. I went into my superior (above me, below boss) this morning to discuss this and he also expressed surprise and disbelief at this letter.
My problem is that while I have no problems systematically breaking his letter into points and responding to each one to show that it is harsh, unfair and untrue, I seem to be sooo over emotional about it. I burst into tears this morning when talking to my supervisor (to our joint complete horror) and nothing I could do would stop the tears flowing. I had a brief conversation this afternoon with my boss on the phone and was also in tears almost immediately (thank god he couldn't see me).
I'd already made a list of issues to address etc calmly before the phone call but as soon as I looked at the letter while he was on the phone I could feel myself well up. I suspect it's all down to pregnancy hormones but it's hugely embarrassing and is doing nothing for my reputation here. I?m an engineer working in a male environment and have usually managed to keep a calm professional attitude at all times.
any ideas on how to control this? I?m due to meet with my boss tomorrow morning and I?m dreading the waterworks starting again ? I can?t seem to stop them at all.