New manager keeps disturbing me with irrelevant things every time I’m on my phone :/

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I was employed before her, and have been here a couple of months. We’re in a research type environement and everything is really laid back with phones, work hours, days off etc. Everyone knows work gets done, deadlines are met so everyone is happy that the place is so flexible around family life.

She’s been here 3 days and has mentioned twice if I have enough work to keep me busy (😒).. I’m an adult and I know what I need to do. And although it would be really easy to take the piss here, I have been working incredibly hard to make a difference to our department.

I’ve noticed today she keeps coming and disturbing me every time I’m on my phone reading twitter or whatever. She’s making me feel like a school child not being allowed on my phone. She’s looked over at me a few times already whilst I’m typing this.

If I wasn’t working she would have a point to make, but I refuse to be micromanaged like this, as I’m not a child. It’s making me uncomfortable.

New manager keeps disturbing me with irrelevant things every time I’m on my phone
When I saw the headline I assumed you meant the manager was disturbing you when you were working on your phone. I wonder what kind of business you're in. If you get all the work done despite the time spent on phones then it sounds grossly overstaffed. I do hope the taxpayer is not funding it.

@Gertrudesgarden I agree!

@skodadoda it's academic research. You know, where everyone just farts about.

‘I’m glad I don’t work with people like you’
What 'work' then, oh, the stuff which interrupts you from your phone which you read 'for a few minutes every 15 minutes'?