Being told I can't handle stress

[EmCa1986]

I am currently going through a stressy situation where the company I have worked for, for 15 years has been bought out. With the future of my job in jeopardy it is a very stressful environment. However I found out that most of the company I work for knew about the business being taken over (all men) and I wasnt told because 'I couldn't take the stress'. I found this highly insulting. Yes I may get tearful in stressful situations but then I get on with it and carry on. I am totally fed up with emotion being seen as a weakness. Just wanted to vent and see if anyone else has been treated like this and how they dealt with it.

Thanks all

One of the problems with being the “teary one” in a group adult situation of shared stress is that rightly or wrongly, people then feel pressure to take the time to console you, when they are either subject to the same stress themselves, or have been in the past without manifesting it so visibly. People can resent that.

I do think it is best to try and keep a lid on tears in a professional environment.
I think it is particularly inappropriate in a management role.