I lost my hearing in one ear and I’m worried I won’t find a new job
I am a 50-year-old man. After a long-term disease, I had my inner ear removed, and then lost my job due to incapacity. I have hearing in one ear,…
My boss treats me like a lazy teenager. How can I set some boundaries?
Dear Annalisa, I’ve recently shifted careers and started a new job in a big company, which is great in terms of salary and professional development. But as I approached…
I’ve started full-time work and it’s non-stop – when do I get some time for me?
Dear Annalisa, I am a 23-year-old woman who has recently finished studying for a masters and started working full-time on a graduate scheme. Although I really…
Why am I so afraid to accept that it’s time for me to retire?
Dear Annalisa, I have worked in higher education for more than 25 years. My plan was to retire at 60, but shortly before that I was offered…
How do I find a balance between work, family and my new partner?
Dear Annalisa, I live with my teenage children and my mum, who had to move in because of ill health, having lost my dad a few years…
My friend is working so hard it’s affecting her health and family. How can I help?
Dear Annalisa, I have a friend in her mid-40s. She is the most senior member of a team in a very large organisation, and has a husband and two…
I’ll miss my office husband after we’ve retired. How do I get to keep him?
Dear Annalisa, I have shared an office and a train home five days a week for 20 years with a chap I’ll call T. He calls me…
I’m lonely and depressed in my first job. What can I do?
Dear Annalisa, A few months ago I graduated from university and started my first full-time job. It’s a really good position to have at my age…
I earn more than my partner, but get irritated about him not paying his way
Dear Annalisa, I am a divorced woman in my 50s and for the past four years I have been in a long-distance relationship with a kind…
How do I get my quitter son to realise that no job is perfect?
Dear Annalisa, My son is 30 and a lawyer. He is ambitious and enthusiastic, but he’s now in his fourth job, and already wants to leave after…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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