During Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin made a surprising admission: She cries at work.
The group was having a discussion about how Gen Z is reportedly crying in the bathroom at work. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Sara Haines seemingly couldn’t relate. But the topic struck a chord with Griffin.
“I cry at work, but I hide it. So my bosses will never know,” she said.
Shocked by Griffin’s confession, Hostin quickly asked: “You cry at work?”
“I have cried at this job at least half a dozen times,” Griffin replied. “Are you kidding? Have you done this job?” she said as audience members began to clap in response.
Her co-hosts seemed surprised. Griffin then referenced a scene from “The Simpsons” where Bart Simpson takes his friend Milhouse into a cave and says, “This is where I come to cry.”
Behar asked, “What did you cry about? Give me an example.”
“This is a very hard job to do and I oftentimes have the only opinion that’s different at a table of five people,” she explained.
Griffin, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, typically aligns with conservative views. However, during the 2024 presidential election, she voted Democrat for the first time.
Alyssa Farah Griffin attends the 2024 Disney Upfront at Javits Center on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)WireImage
Haines then chimed in that crying at work isn’t exclusive to just Gen Z.
“Gen Z, and even maybe the generation before, are talking about it because they can call it something,” she said. “For years, and decades, and millennia, we have all channeled it into other places,” she said, admitting that she does cry at work, but not for the same reasons as Griffin.
Haines disclosed that “every breakup she’s been through” has resulted in tears while on the clock. However, instead of secretly crying in the workplace bathroom, she’d excuse herself for a coffee run.
Griffin made it clear that even though she has shed tears due to work stress, she is still very happy working at “The View.”
“For the record, this is a great job. And Brian gives great hugs,” she said, referring to the show’s executive producer, Brian Teta.
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