This is hard to explain, but I'll try. I'm 32 with an 11-year old daughter. My manager is 60 with her youngest 'kid' being in college. I make $14/hour. She is salaried and seems to make a very comfortable amount. She is a very extroverted, 'open-book' type of person (total opposite of my personality lol).
She really likes to talk about personal life, but the way she talks is as if we're on the same 'level', which we are not. For example, she will complain about 'being broke' because her daughter's college tuition is $25k a year. I cannot relate to this 'struggle' whatsoever. If it weren't for my husband's income we wouldn't even be able to afford a roof over our heads. At this rate, my daughter will never be able to go to college, or she'll just have to take huge loans…so why is my manager talking about this with me? She should know I can't relate…
Do you guys think I'm being too sensitive or do you think there's a bit of unspoken boundary being crossed when she speaks like this? I would love some honest opinions!