Harness, Oonagh, Jamie, Kimberly and McMurray, Robert (2020) 'They’ve been with me the whole journey’:temporality, emotional labour and hairdressing work. Work, Employment and Society. 0950017020955081. ISSN 1469-8722
Abstract
Abstract The role of time in organisational and relational development remains an understudied component of work and employment. In response, this article draws attention to the ways that temporality informs relations between workers and clients in service work. Drawing on data from interviews and observations with hair stylists in salons located in the North East of England from 2016 to 2018, we provide a nuanced account of emotional service work by considering the role of the temporal dynamics of recurrence and experience. Describing that which we label ‘relational trajectories’ we show the role of time in developing more authentic service performances. We conclude that acknowledging time allows for a more refined conceptual understanding of how emotional labour is performed based on an appreciation how relations develop and change. Emotional labour is positioned as highly nuanced and adaptive in its responses to the specificities of relational trajectories that unfold over time.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Management School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2020 08:50 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2025 00:28 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020955081 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0950017020955081 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164151 |
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