emotional labour

British  

noun

1. work that requires good interpersonal skills

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

"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."

From BBC

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

From The Guardian

"It's a lot of emotional labour," she says.

From BBC