Anyone avoid their boss or try to limit interaction?

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~ Raises hand quickly and proudly ~ I try to avoid my manager as much as I possibly can. When my meetings with her get canceled I do a little internal (and sometimes external) happy dance! My manager is perfectly pleasant but I always get nervous when dealing with her one on one. Not sure why.

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I avoid too

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I don't need to because my boss is in meetings all day

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Then they complain of meeting fatigue
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