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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/12/18qir7difvecxjpg.jpg?quality=751280720There are lots of reasons someone might be upset at work, from the personal (divorce, illness, kid troubles) to the professional (a failed project, bad review or nasty colleague). Given how much time we spend in the office, it seems inevitable that people will occasionally get emotional. But how should you handle a distraught colleague?