(Photo Courtesy of <a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/timpatterson/476098132/>Tim Patterson via Flickr</a>.)

Emotions are a big part of who we are and a big part of our lives. Except at work.

On the job, most of us feel like we have to turn off our emotions. And when they do slip out, boy do things get awkward and uncomfortable.

Neither of those things has to be true, though.

Brandon Smith explains on this week’s Working on GPB Radio.

Click here ask Brandon a question about your job or career. We might answer you on the air.