Picture this: it’s Monday morning, and the office coffee machine is working harder than everyone else. Your inbox looks like it multiplied overnight, you’ve already smiled through two “urgent” meetings, and somehow, you’re supposed to be grateful for the chaos. Modern work culture has taught us that constant stress, exhaustion, and pretending to love it all are “just part of the job.”
But psychologists are calling that bluff. Beneath the motivational posters and Slack emojis, there are workplace norms that quietly chip away at emotional well-being.
