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WHEN I first started my job my old boss used to allow us to take stuff.

If food or goods were past their sell-by dates or damaged, then we could help ourselves.

Unfortunately, the new management has stopped all that.

My problem is that my mother-in-law still expects me to bring her “freebies” as she calls them.

She’s always texting me lists of products she needs.

I tried to explain to her that I can’t afford to keep getting her items and she suggested I steal them instead.

What she doesn’t realise is that I don’t even live with her son any more as he’s left me for a younger woman. How do I get her off my back? JANE SAYS: We’re not all strong people.

Your overbearing mother-in-law has seen a chink in your armour and thinks she can push you around.

Tell her that she is asking too much and is upsetting you.

Unfortunately, the good old days of broken biscuits and bashed tins of soup are over.

Does she want you to lose your job?

If she’s been used to shouting her mouth off and pushing people around, then that’s got to end, too.

If you’re still on speaking terms with your estranged husband, insist he tells her the truth and calls her off.

If you’re not, then ask a friend to support you in putting her straight – and then stop taking her calls.