Dr. Anirban Gozi

  This pandemic has influenced both our personal and professional life. It has become extremely difficult for us to differentiate both from each other. As a result, our lives are getting messed up. This work from home concept has taken all the peace of our minds. Towards the beginning of the lock down, my manager had verbally forced me to work 12 hours a day. I tried to manage at first but failed, so I directly talked with him over the phone about the situation but of no use. I had no other option than to work for at least 12 to 13 hours a day. It affected my sleep as I was under stress. Once I tried talking to the head, he also said that nothing could be done as everybody worked hard. When it was the time of appraisal, I neither got the hike of salary I expected nor could I secure the position I deserved and worked hard to achieve.  I got anxious. At first, I thought it would go with time, but my anxiety attacks kept on coming back. My wife witnessed all my whims, and she d...

A year back, when the pandemic broke, I got stuck in Bangalore, whereas my wife stayed in Kolkata with my parents. We got married 3 years back, and we were planning for a kid when the situation arrived. I tried hard to go back home but failed each time because of the lockdown.  My wife was managing everything alone there as my parents are quite old. She even lost her job. I was not there to support her, and the work from home concept had taken all the time that I used to give her previously. But I had no idea that the gap of 6 months would change so many things between us. After I came back home, I realized that nothing was the same as before. The trauma of living without me and losing the job at the same time had made her a different person. She was least interested in talking to me. Yes, she did everything to keep my home safe and happy, but she had learned to live without me. I was unable to make her understand my point of view. The communication gap and lack of time for each ot...