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How to Talk to Your Boss About Emotional Labor

By Gemma Hartley — 2019

Effective strategies for discussing the invisible load you’re shouldering in the workplace.

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Let Go of Toxic Workplace ‘Emotional Labour’ in 2019

What will you leave behind in 2019? Here’s one suggestion: toxic workplace emotional labour. If you’re an administrator or manager, you may have influence over that not only for you but for employees in your sphere of influence.

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Astrid H. Kendrick
2018
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Managing the Hidden Stress of Emotional Labor

With the possible exception of Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch, very few of us have the luxury of being able to be completely and utterly ourselves all the time at work.

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Susan David
2016
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Emotional Labor: What It Is and What It Is Not

Emotional labor is a paid chore, not a household chore.

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Sharmin Tunguz
2020
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It’s Time to Talk about the Cost of Emotional Labor at Work

Much like the struggle to recognize the economic contributions of childcare for stay-at-home parents, there could be a similar gap in the working world. The definition of emotional labor being used here is that of unpaid, invisible work.

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Lindsay Kohler
2021
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‘Women Are Just Better at this Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s Next Frontier?

From remembering birthdays to offering service with a smile, life has a layer of daily responsibility that is hardly discussed—one which falls disproportionately on women. Finally confronting it could be a revolutionary step.

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Rose Hackman
2015
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Women Aren't Nags—We're Just Fed Up

Emotional labor is the unpaid job men still don't understand.

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Gemma Hartley
2017
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Women Are Harmed Every Day by Invisible Men

When men harm women, we obscure their role. Instead, we blame women for the injustice that happens to them.

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Rebecca Solnit
2021
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An Introduction to Rest

Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.

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2022
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7 Ways of Unpacking Fears of Leaving a Job and Striking Out on Your Own

Many of us have thought of or dreamed about leaving that job to pursue our dreams, maybe start a business, or pursue our passion. While there are practical issues to consider, we also need to overcome the inertia that comes with the fear we experience when taking a major new direction in our lives.

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Harvey Deutschendorf
2022
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What Loneliness Does to the Human Body

The bodies of lonely people are markedly different from the bodies of non-lonely people.

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Ashley Fetters
2018
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