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I’m looking for some advice on dealing with an orientation situation. I’m going to be deliberately vague about some aspects to protect the...innocent? But I will get my point across. I work in a critical care setting and I have been assigned an orientee. This individual definitely wants to learn and has not demonstrated any overtly unsafe behavior, but I feel that they have boundary issues. On my days off I receive multiple, lengthy text messages which are sometimes work related but often times not. Many of these messages are just bizarre and often hard to understand. I feel as though this person has latched onto me as a friend. I have tried to tactfully redirect the conversations- quick acknowledgment of their feelings and then turning back to professional discussion, but they don’t seem to be getting the message. I am afraid to directly confront them as this could cause some serious awkwardness at work. I also have a situation in my home life right now and truly do not possess the mental energy to deal with an orientee with these non work related issues that they continue to talk to me about. I feel we may not be a match. How should I approach this in order to save my own sanity and give this person a fair shot at success while keeping the peace at work?