Employee acts like her manager’s director, constantly second-guesses completed work, and creates fake emergencies: ‘She is constantly acting like we are not doing our jobs’ – FAIL Blog

The real move here is quiet emotional distancing. Treat her like an overly dramatic smoke alarm. Acknowledge the noise. Check for actual fire. If there is none, carry on. Keep the tone flat, keep the answers short, and let her panic bounce off calm professionalism like it just hit a policy wall. Families may blur lines. Work does not have to.