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Supervisor asked for details about a family member’s death?

My company has a terrible habit of being way, way too nosy and personal. Last week, my grandmother died and so I submitted Bereavement for this week. Today is my first day back, and I had a question for a supervisor. She answered it, and then added at the end: “I was sorry to hear you had a death in the family. Can you share more details about what happened?” Now, my company already hates me quite a lot. And they’ve always treated me horribly. What do I respond here that mentions this shouldn’t be asked, but is also extremely polite so I can’t be taken as the bad guy again? Also note: we don’t have an HR, so I cannot send this there.


My company has a terrible habit of being way, way too nosy and personal. Last week, my grandmother died and so I submitted Bereavement for this week. Today is my first day back, and I had a question for a supervisor.

She answered it, and then added at the end: “I was sorry to hear you had a death in the family. Can you share more details about what happened?”

Now, my company already hates me quite a lot. And they’ve always treated me horribly. What do I respond here that mentions this shouldn’t be asked, but is also extremely polite so I can’t be taken as the bad guy again? Also note: we don’t have an HR, so I cannot send this there.

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