When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer how do you get them to back off?

Non-work related: "I'm sorry, I'm very busy with this ______ right now. Can we talk later?" As far as the 'are you sure you're fine' thing, use the same type of thing: "Oh, I'm great, just really distracted by this ______ that I'm working on." Bring it back to work. That's what she pays you for.

Work related: "I don't know. Would you like me to call Mike in the HR department to find out for you?"

If someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, then one way to respond is to say "I have no response to that". There isn't too much someone can say after that.

If the question is "How are you" and you don't want the conversation to continue then just respond "I'm doing well but I'm VERY busy right now." That will usually shut people up.

You can also say "I'm fine but I'm busy. Can I chat with you at a better time?"

If this is your boss, you'd better develop some better communication skills than ignoring her or walking away or you'll find yourself out of a job.

If she responds to your "fine" with "you don't sound fine", then you should think about the tone of your voice. Sounds to me like your tone is probably irritated and she picks up on that, not realizing the she's the one irritating you. She obviously does not get that so stop doing it. Respond to her more pleasantly and she'll stop pressing for more information.

If you want HER response to be different, YOUR response to her questions has to be different.

(the definition of insanity is doing the same thing the same way and expecting the outcome to be different)

Is it a work related question? Keep in mind the woman is your boss, it is not the same as if it was a co worker. Your determination the question is never relevant, can you be more specific as to they types of questions she asks? I don't think walking away while she is talking to you is the best idea either. I got into a lot of trouble doing that once.

There's something radically wrong with your boss. It's either a matter of her just being obnoxious on purpose or there is something wrong with her memory. It has the same effect on you. You need to talk to her boss or Human Resources. That is no way to run a business and you certainly dont have to put up with it. You can make the complaint in an anonymous way, but you cant go on working in that enviornment.

It depends. Is the question work related? If so, then why don't you find out the answer and tell her. Obviously if it's work related, she's trying to get you to gain some initiative and LOOK UP THE ANSWER.

If not, tell her that her constant badgering is distracting you from doing the job you're being paid to do, and leave it at that.

Tread softly. After all, this is the person you work for, and you need to be respectful even if she's annoying.

unless it's work related, i would tell her in a very nice respectful way that i'm too busy right now.

Tell her you don't know but if it's important to her, you will try to find out.

Tell her to go google