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I dislike the term "emotional labor".
more specifically, I dislike how it was coined to describe one thing (the part of your day job where apart from bringing people food you have to wear a happy face and say "I'm sorry" even when it's not your fault (iirc)) and then people started using it for like three completely different things, just like that willy nilly.
things that are real, valid and worth discussing, but should find their own term!
case in point: "Women Aren't Nags—We're Just Fed Up "
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a12063822/emotional-labor-gender-equality/
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Then I tried to gingerly explain the concept of emotional labor: that I was the manager of the household, and that being manager was a lot of thankless work.
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they got a whole pdf backing up this definition, which is not even about emotions in the first place!
ffs
words. they have meanings, people.