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The Emotional Labor Nobody Talks About 🧡
Auny H
August 03, 2025
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Being the ‘strong one’ is exhausting.
Some jobs don’t just drain your energy — they drain your soul.
Not because the work is hard…
But because of what you carry on the job.
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What people don’t see is…
➤ The emotional labor
➤ The politics
➤ The people who say “we’re a family” but leave you to clean up the mess
➤ The pressure to smile when you want to scream
If you’ve ever been the person everyone vents to but never checks on…
If you’ve ever spent more time managing people’s moods than doing your actual job…
If you’ve ever wanted to scream into a pillow during a Zoom call…
This one’s for you.
You’re expected to know everything, fix everyone’s problems, and still be “professional.”
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→ Just because you’re good at handling chaos doesn’t mean you deserve to live in it.
→ Just because you’re the calm one doesn’t mean you don’t feel it all inside.
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