She refuses to engage in meaningful conversation with me around my job.

So? She doesn't want to talk to you. This isn't something you put a boundary on. Its petty because you feel she's bruising your ego. Go and talk to someone else. That's all.

M-43 W-40
2D - 9 and 5

Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet a new life.

RECONCILED AND WISER