emotional labour

noun

1. work that requires good interpersonal skills

Example Sentences

"There's a concept in psychology called emotional labour," said Dr Cook.

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Looking back, she thinks that being the only woman in the touring party left her carrying the "emotional labour" of keeping the show on the road.

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The publisher also specified that it sought a White writer to write the foreword because asking a Black one would inflict “emotional labour” on that person.

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"I think we are but I think it's slow and there's a long way to go. I also think that the people who are shifting it are bearing all of the cost and emotional labour of doing it, and often that has a huge impact on their lives. So, I think the more that can be part of a shared, open, multiple-perspective conversation, the better."

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The position was born of what we might now describe as emotional labour, too.

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