My manager is a very nice lady and has been very supportive of me since my father passed. Unfortunately some boundaries seem to be blurred. To be honest, I never ever felt like boundaries were a thing here. There is no line. My manager seems more like our equal, she emotionally leans on us and mostly me these days. We also seem to attract similar staff members so we now have a new girl with similiar habits.
Long story short, I am on reduced hours to prevent emotional burnout as I had an absolute breakdown after my father passed in April. I work 4 days a week. This is an agreement I have backed by medical documentation and my manager is aware and on board.
Since I am a Receptionist, a lot of my duty is to be a figurehead. To be the friendly voice that answers the phone or the warm smile when you enter. This means a lot of people use me as someone to talk to. I have additional duties but I can never focus without being interrupted.
I made a sign saying not to disturb me for when I am immersed in a task and my manager blatantly ignores it and starts talking to me about all this personal shit. I have the sign up when I need to do stuff and take it down when I'm caught up. I'm so so so angry that I set a boundary and she just plowed through it but now I feel indebted.
Thoughts?