The amount of emotional labor I do at work is wild. I’m constantly de-escalating tension, keeping everyone in sync, listening to vent sessions, and mediating conflicts, all while doing my actual job. I never signed up to be the unofficial therapist, but if I stop, the whole team feels worse. How do you set boundaries?

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Try using EAP or therapy

Tell them clearly

Is there someone you can talk to yourself? Maybe mention how it’s become a huge part of your job and that extra support for this is needed

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