12-10-2019, 03:30 AM
....have severe communication issues. As mentioned, she'll ask me "How are you?" and then not even wait for an answer. She also gives me the whack 5.5 hour shifts which only grant you one fifteen minute break repetitively. I'm either holding in my bladder or not getting enough water during my shifts due to there only being a quarter of an hour separating 2.75 hours of work periods. I talked with a CSM and our Team Leader about these issues so we conspired that I could "sneak" off to take an additional break during those shifts if necessary (with their permission). The Team Leader said he'd speak to her about the communication issue and how I feel neglected when she walks away before I get to answer that question.
In addition to this, last week, I had a series of headaches and one that was so severe that I can't barely remember anything of it. What I do remember is that she ran into the backroom hall and took my hand which I then began to squeeze her hand with my pinky. That's all. As I was coming to, I continued to hold onto it and she commented how she liked how my hands were cold. I fear that may have miscommunicated permission to her to let her take my hand whenever she thinks I'm poorly. On Friday, I was having another headache when she walked in and she tells me to take her hand. She takes my hand. I eventually am able to free it and walk onto the floor but she follows in-step behind. I thought I shook her off when the CSM put me at the belt registers but she tracked me down and took me by the hand again.
I find this rather intrusive behavior. I do not want to be holding my boss's hand which to me seems creepy. I am hoping I can communicate this to her better too.
I honestly don't want her to get in trouble for this because from her perspective, she may see it as offering help for me when I'm unwell, but I am perceiving it as overly intrusive invasion of space. I suspect she may also have internal issues which may be causing some sort of additional obsession, and perhaps a desire for touch. I'm a guy and don't like touch very much. But women do typically tend to require and be more touchy in communication than men and from what I have observed, she may be struggling with marital issues of her own.
In addition to this, last week, I had a series of headaches and one that was so severe that I can't barely remember anything of it. What I do remember is that she ran into the backroom hall and took my hand which I then began to squeeze her hand with my pinky. That's all. As I was coming to, I continued to hold onto it and she commented how she liked how my hands were cold. I fear that may have miscommunicated permission to her to let her take my hand whenever she thinks I'm poorly. On Friday, I was having another headache when she walked in and she tells me to take her hand. She takes my hand. I eventually am able to free it and walk onto the floor but she follows in-step behind. I thought I shook her off when the CSM put me at the belt registers but she tracked me down and took me by the hand again.
I find this rather intrusive behavior. I do not want to be holding my boss's hand which to me seems creepy. I am hoping I can communicate this to her better too.
I honestly don't want her to get in trouble for this because from her perspective, she may see it as offering help for me when I'm unwell, but I am perceiving it as overly intrusive invasion of space. I suspect she may also have internal issues which may be causing some sort of additional obsession, and perhaps a desire for touch. I'm a guy and don't like touch very much. But women do typically tend to require and be more touchy in communication than men and from what I have observed, she may be struggling with marital issues of her own.