Emotional labor refers to controlling one’s emotions to carry out the demands of one’s job. For example, a nurse may have to soothe a sick patient while being berated with demands. A waiter may have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. “Hermeneutic labor,” a term coined by Ellie Anderson, refers to ...

I used to have a boss who, shortly after he joined the company, informed me that my job was to be his therapist. He didn’t say it in a jokey, “Whoops, I overshared today” way. He said it often, always ...

Emotional labor. I first came upon this term in my sociology of work class as we were delving into the more complex, yet often unspoken, issues that many employees face in the modern workplace. I was ...

Laura Danger is an expert on weaponized incompetence and has been interviewed by several outlets. Her book "No More Mediocre" is a guide to dismantling inequitable relationship dynamics. This is an ...

Do you often feel exhausted at the end of the workday, even though you’re careful to get enough sleep? There could be a simple explanation, one that might surprise you. You might be overloaded with ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. It’s ...