Quote Originally Posted by jockeys View Post
Or their boss has an eye for the bottom line only.

There is nothing irrational about that fear. In today's corporate setting, being replaced by someone cheaper, younger, and less experienced is a VERY common thing.

Not saying what she did was right, but being afraid of termination in her situation is very sensible. If I'd been in the same shoes I'd have started shopping my resume around just to be safe.

Maybe it's different in other fields, I work in software which is especially cut throat.
For our discussion about anger and all it's variables we should assume that the story is accurate and the woman just assumed the worse! Even if the woman was provoked or otherwise had a legitimate reason to be concerned I still say she over reacted due to anger and resentment and I still hold that while anger exists, in the long run it is very harmful even if we believe it benefits us for the moment!