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emotional labor
[ ih-moh-shuh-nl ley-ber ]
noun
- the sum of small acts performed by one person to make other people’s lives more pleasant and to protect them from negativity, including hiding the effort required to do so.
- the suppression of negative emotion and the assumption of a polite and cheerful facade at work, especially by employees in the service industry, as waitstaff, flight attendants, sales clerks, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of emotional labor1
First recorded in 1980–85
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