Question about work environment 7

[faromic80]

I have an awkward situation at my job. I worked on a project a couple months ago. I had some problems with it, meaning it took me longer than it should have and we were at budget. There was also another project where I was working with another engineer and we were close to budget (for reasons I won't go into but was not entirely my fault). Anyways, we had a meeting with me another engineer, the company principal, and the head office engineer. The head office engineer said in the meeting that he had "lost patience with me" and that's why he's not working with me anymore. Since then (actually, since before that) he has not spoken to me. It's awkward, especially since we have a small open office with 6 engineers. There may have been some work problems, but I don't think it's right for him to act like that. I feel weird. when new projects come in, he asks others what they are working on and if they can take on the new project, except for me. He hasn't asked me, so I'm currently working with another engineer; helping him on his projects. I'm uncomfortable there, and am debating whether or not to send him an email asking him to meet after work to speak about our situation.
Does anyone have any comments on this situation.
Thanks

 

[IRstuff]

Sorry...

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[mshimko]

Views from afar:

1. Apparently, there have been several incidents that did or could have led to the current situtation. Try to look back, very critically, at your own performance. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, and I'm not saying the other guy's right, just saying you do need to look at your own performance critically.

2. What I find wromg with the other guy's behavior are the following:
(a) I believe in the principle of providing praise in publicm and critism in private. His public critism of you just makes things worse for all.
(b) if your performance is really inadequate to the point he won't send you work, then he should have the guts and integrity to put it in writing, and urge you to resign or be fired.

The ONLY POSSIBLE, SEMI-legitimate motive I can see in his behavior (and this is a stretch), is does he want you to quit on your own, so he doesn't have to start a negative personnel action?

 

[high0nfire]

If big-wigs were in the meeting with you when he said that and they didn't look horrified or embarrassed, I wouldn't be as concerned with the professionalism of the Head(case) Engineer as with the professionalism of the high-ups. Find you a new job ASAP.