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Tang Bek Wuay

Singapore organizational psychologist (PhD, SMU), founder of Psyched4Work and published burnout researcher; part-time lecturer at Newcastle Australia.

Oct 5, 2026

6:45
... as it can be.
6:46
Yeah.
6:46
I just wanted to add on to what Renee was saying, that I, I agree that HR professionals wouldn't have an easy time delivering such news, and I think that sometimes, in order for them to cope with that weight, the emotional weight of such news, they tend to depersonalize or intellectualize things a bit.
7:04
So you might find people who are reading off a script or to be very factual and very logical about things, but that's the opposite of what is required of a compassionate meeting.
7:14
So I also wonder what is the role of emotions in the workplace.
7:18
So some may argue that, you know, it's better to be professional.
7:21
We don't show any emotions in the workplace.

21 MINS LATER

28:10
Mm

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