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Dear Jeremy

Problems at work? Our agony uncle – and you the readers – have the answers. Send your queries to dear.jeremy@ theguardian.com Chosen problems will appear on the Work blog where readers will offer their thoughts. The best advice, along with Jeremy's own insights, will appear in Saturday's Guardian Money section. Please note Jeremy is unable to answer questions of a legal nature or reply personally to your email

1 July 2017

  • Yellow sticky notes on whiteboard

    ‘I wish you all the best in the world of work’ – our work expert’s final response

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone thinking of a career change, and Jeremy bids goodbye after 12 years

26 June 2017

  • Man working in his modern home office on laptop

    I'm a successful web developer but it's the wrong career for me

    I’m interested in academia, law, journalism, the civil service – how do I figure out which is the right choice?

24 June 2017

  • Hands reach up for a netball

    ‘Think about becoming a personal trainer’ – our work expert responds

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone seeking a job in sport education, and a career swapper struggling to get a senior role

23 June 2017

  • African American woman taking an interview of a woman

    Should I tell prospective employers that I want to change career?

    I am volunteering with a view to retraining via a postgraduate programme, but I also need to work

19 June 2017

  • Basketball player holding ball with feet

    My partner wants a job in sport and education – how should he approach it?

    He gave up on a PE degree earlier but is now looking at night school or part-time study

17 June 2017

  • Frustrated businesswoman sitting at conference table

    You’re unsuited to your company, not your job’ – our work expert responds

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone who feels trapped in their career and a Thai man who is struggling to break into accountancy

16 June 2017

  • Five businesspeople at boardroom table

    How can I get more senior roles in social care?

    I retrained from an advertising career, but management positions seem impossible in this field too

12 June 2017

  • Businessman using abacus

    How can my partner land an accountancy job after 100 attempts?

    He has a good accountancy degree, had his CV rewritten several times and paid to do work experience at a firm – all to no avail

10 June 2017

  • Two office workers at keyboards.

    ‘A person who lies once is capable of lying again’ – our work expert responds

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help someone whose colleague refuses help, and an job seeker embarrassed by their short stint in the police

9 June 2017

  • Businessman arguing with a colleague

    I work best independently, but am trapped in a job where that's frowned on

    How can I change career to something that suits my temperament, away from the ‘comply and repeat’ roles that fill my CV?

5 June 2017

  • back view of two police officers walking down a street

    I was briefly a police officer 10 years ago – should I take it off my CV?

    I’m job hunting and interviewers seem to be more interested in that episode than my more recent experience and skills

3 June 2017

  • Stressed businesswoman with head in hands at office

    'I have little doubt your daughter should leave' – our work expert responds

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a parent whose daughter’s health is being affected by her job and a 72-year-old who wants to keep on working

2 June 2017

  • Office worker at messy office desk eating a sandwich

    My colleague moans about being too busy, but refuses any help

    They have also complained to my manager that I don’t support them. What should I do?

29 May 2017

  • Elderly man at home using a computer to access the internet

    I'm 72 and fear my age is putting off potential employers – what can I do?

    I’m an expert in my field with skills that are sought after, but it seems the lines on my face are affecting my chances

27 May 2017

  • A young man reading a tablet

    'Working from home is having an adverse effect on your health' – our work expert responds

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help an employee stressed out with company cuts, and a parent seeking the best path for their son

26 May 2017

  • woman with her head in her hands

    Work stress is making my daughter ill

    She has seen derogatory messages about her and other staff, and feels undervalued – what do you advise?

22 May 2017

  • A woman teacher delivering a lecture in the Law department Aberystwyth university Wales

    An apprenticeship or university – which would be better for my creative son?

    I don’t want to rob him of the opportunities that a higher education course could offer but it is costly, so I’m torn

20 May 2017

  • A man looking stressed

    'Commit to your challenging job or quit' – our work expert responds

    Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a young employee stressed out by the 24/7 work culture, and a professional disappointed with a new bonus policy

19 May 2017

  • Young woman using cell phone at desk

    Working from home has become stressful – should I call it quits?

    Changes in my company mean I no longer have any work-life balance

15 May 2017

  • Businessman in suit and tie with hand holding stack sterling bank notes

    Can my employer stop giving annual pay rises and bonuses?

    From this year, staff have to do a new qualification to be considered, which I can’t start until 2020
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