I’ve got an entry level job in health & my job is dependent on other people coming in. I work a full time position & frankly it’s one of the easiest jobs you could get while working in healthcare. It does not pay us a living wage so I definitely act my wage, meaning I set boundaries. Whenever there is no people around I decide to spend my time studying. Some of my other co workers browse the web, online shop, take 10-20 min phone calls, read or talk. It has come to my managements attention again that I am doing “homework” while I work & that they need to counsel me. Yes, they have told me before not to do “homework” while working but I’m finding that to be a hard thing to try & enforce. My problem is, I don’t see what I’m doing as that inconvenient. We have a team leader who is on the floor with us everyday. They’re basically a glorified babysitter. I’ve spoken with them & they see nothing wrong with what I’m doing & they think it’s ridiculous that management is trying to control this. They know the work I put in & in fact I’m probably at the top with my numbers, WHILE being understaffed. I’ve had problems with this manager before not handling things fairly & so many people have left because of them. My team leader just says to ignore what they say & continue to do it as long as they see me doing what I’m supposed to do. I’ve asked them to hold me accountable if I do start falling, so it’s not like I would be afraid to admit any mistakes, but my job is literally dependent on people. How can I solve this situation? I have a meeting with them about this on Monday.