RhetTech
Abstract
Emotional labor has been described in many different ways. One being the amount employees have to regulate their emotions during their work activities and how well one exhibits professionalism when emotionally flustered. Constantly suppressing negative thoughts and emotions and releasing positive thoughts and emotions can be very draining. This type of emotional labor is present in many occupations, including that of writing center consultants. There are many different causes of this as well as tools to combat burnout that this article will cover. It concludes by suggesting that these tactics to address emotional labor are useful for all college students.
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Gracie
(2020)
"Tutor Burnout: How it is Caused and How to Combat it,"
RhetTech: Vol. 2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/rhettech/vol2/iss1/3
