Dear Leedtex,
Thank you for your advice. My boss always interrupts me about work during my lunch break. At times, she apologies for disturbing me. However I feel she ought to know that we apologize for an actual mistake as opposed to a deliberate attempt to disturb one, especially with the knowledge that it is my lunch time.
Our lunch time is fixed at 1 to 2 in the afternoon. Its not like a big surprise to her that she has to guess what time is lunch. After all she is the partner of the firm, who created these rules in the first place.
I have a room to myself. I usually shut my door at 1 but it makes no difference to her. I probably have an invisible sign on my forehead which read “please come in, even if it is during my lunch hour”! I would like to go out during lunch, but I am in Malaysia, it gets quite hit here (about 30 degrees) during lunch.
As for the extra work which is not within the job scope, she knows we can’t bill clients for that unless it is expressly requested by them. It an unpaid service she offers to please them.
As for my best friend, I am crossed between just being a good girlfriend & listening and tell her to get the point and stop giving me extra long version of stories. She is quite sensitive, however I have in the past informed her to skip telling me things about people who don’t concern me. I have been very blunt to say that I really care less about them. However I think I will tell her about rambling, because I care deeply for her. If I don’t tell her, it will only lead to resentments towards her. That is even worse.
Appreciate you help!