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Ask Annie: Why do I act like a completely different person when I’m at work?


by Annie Lavin
25th Sep 2023

Relationship coach Annie Lavin offers advice to a reader who feels she is losing herself to the professional mask she wears at work.

Dear Annie, I’ve always been a confident and outgoing person in my personal life, but when I step into my professional role at work, it’s like I become someone completely different. I put on this “professional mask” to fit in with the corporate culture and expectations, and it’s starting to feel like I’m living a double life. At home, I’m relaxed, funny, and I can be myself without worrying about judgement. But at work, I’m...

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