AIBU to block my boss on email?

[GarlicMonkey]

Scared of outing so new account.

We (my 4 kids & I, single mum) are all at home self isolating because one of my children has a temperature. I am running errands for 4 elderly relatives (picking up bags from 1 doorstep & dropping at another miles away), I'm worried sick over money & a friend is going through crisis & taking up a lot of phone & messenger time. I'm utterly exhausted & on top of it all, my boss won't leave me alone. To cut a very long list of things short, she's sending very long emails picking faults & taking offence at things that, in some instances, happened weeks ago. She's also saying things that make me worry about my security but then doesn't respond to my questions for hours, like she's purposely leaving me in suspence to worry. It's as if she can't bare for my focus to be on anything but work (I'm not working from home, I don't have the necessary equipment, even though I have offered).

She's always been a bit of a control freak who demands capitulation but it's getting beyond a joke now. Is it reasonable to block her? It'd be pointless my reporting her to seniors as they think the sun shines out of her rear & she can do no wrong. Excuse the dramatics but it feels like torture, like I'm a mouse being played with by a cat. I don't understand what sick agenda this is. Why are people like this? Things are difficult enough at the moment without her behaving this way. I just want to cry but I sense that this is what she wants so I'm refusing to show weakness.

Considering blocking her email address. It's my personal email account she's sending to, not a work one.

Airborne (in a closed space) not airline

@GarlicMonkey what type of contract are you on? Are you employed? If so I'd be careful how you manage the relationship with your boss if you're currently self isolating (vaguely).

If you're on zero hours that's a completely different matter.

Email her back and ask that she keep work matters to work communication channels, and that you would prefer not to have your personal email being used for work given that you aren't being paid at the moment.

Are the emails a trail to make it easier for her to sack you as in give cause if she's bringing perceived faults up ?

They're all taking it in turns to go to the shops then muggins here is doings drop offs. They'll have to sort something else out between themselves then. That's actually a massive relief not having to do that. They'll sulk but so be it.

Stop being a martyr and putting lots of people at risk and let them get on with it.

FFS OP! You are meant to be self isolating! Two members of my household are in the at risk category. If one of them got it they would die! No ifs no buts, they would DIE!
Stop being so selfish. If you are isolating you stay indoors!!!

Ok.
Stop running errands. Your child is ill, and you are potentially spreading it (be it a simple cold, or something worse) further. Go home. Shut the door and stay inside.

Your boss has absolutely no need to contact you on your personal email. Feel free to block her, although the message above telling her to use your work email is good one, it's not necessary.

I hope your child feels better soon, and with 2 big stresses out if your life, you get chance to rest and come back less exhausted.

If you’re WFH then they should give you access to a work email address. If you’re self isolating and not working then she should leave you the fuck alone and you should not respond to emails.
Clarify which it is with your workplace.

No, yanbu to block anyone from work from your personal accounts including email, phone, messages and social media.

Yabu for describing it as social isolation. People in solitary confinement in prison do not leave their cell... this is what is meant as isolation and this should only be if you have symptoms, to reduce risk of spread.
If you are asymptomatic and reducing your social contact then you are simply having minimal contact with everyone to reduce contracting the virus and also spreading to others.

It's usually against a companies policy to send work emails to personal addresses, for security reasons. I'm shocked she's doing this.

Yet another one who thinks the rules don't apply to them. I'm sorry your having issues with your boss but... You're being irresponsible and incredibly selfish. You're meant to be self isolating and instead you're "running errands" and putting people's lives at risk. Get a grip and bloody well stay inside. That's what self isolating is.

You say that you're not WFH because you don't have the equipment but does this mean you've been told to cut all contact? Are you being paid? If you are, then surely your boss can ask for you to deal with work matters during your normal working hours, even if you are carrying out your normal duties.

I'd be careful lying about your access to email, this is giving her the option to discipline you.

I’m speechless. I’m turning work away as I’m self employed with no symptoms but am minimising social contact because it’s the responsible thing to do. You, meanwhile, have sickness in the house, are calling in sick and yet are are going out and about running errands.

Jesus Christ.

Are you really so out of it that you think what you are doing with the bags is self-isolating? Is not putting people at risk? How can you possibly believe this?

What exactly is she saying to you? If she's calling you out for thoughtless, uncaring behaviour like this, maybe reassess...

Stop. Just stop.

You read things like this and just think, what’s the fecking point?”.

Union!

Ffs not another one who doesn’t know what self isolating means. Really hope they are going to start lock down soon and fining idiots who are doing this because some people just can’t be trusted.
I work with a girl who if she gets it would prob die. People are dying and people who don’t take this seriously will have blood on their hands. Harsh but true

Can anyone actually be arsed to read Op's post above where she's already said she'll stop the errands
That wont help people who could have already been potentially exposed. Let’s hope you don’t have it op or just could have put loads of others at risk

What is your boss actually saying?

Because at my work, if someone was self isolating then running errands, they would be disciplined. Potentially sacked.

Adding in risks factor of what you have been doing, if it's around all that, she may have a point.

Is it around what you are doing?