Evening everyone I should have posted this earlier but I have been busy with finals coming up and working. I work at a call center for many businesses and this past Monday I received one of the roughest calls I've dealt with.

A man had called asking to speak to his local priest about a personal issue(We also handle calls for the local church). I asked the man for his information and he began to stutter his words and at that moment, he broke down completely. He proceeds to tell me that his wife committed adultery and is divorcing him, taking the kids away, his house, even the dog. He kept saying "I want my life back".

I told him in the most professional way possible (Calls are recorded) "Sir, although I may not know the kind of pain you are going thru, I want you to know, your a good man and this is not the end. You must continue on forward with life and make the best of it. I hope everything works out for the best." He thanked me multiple times and I hope my words got to him.

But what really got to me was what happened afterwards. I decided to take my lunch break and the office is mostly women so around 5 of them were in the break room chatting away. I sat down and took a deep breathe of air and one of them asked if I had a rough call. Explained to them I had a guy crying on the phone about his wife leaving him. The response I got legit blew my mind.

Woman: If he's crying then he's to blame for the divorce.

They all fucking agreed.

Me: But his wife cheated..

Woman: She probably had a good reason for it too.

Couldnt fucking believe it. I just sat and ate my lunch with this deep anger in me. I knew women at work were toxic but holy fuck. Sorry for the long post guys but its been bothering me for days and I needed to vent.

Awalt.