“What do you mean?” he said. “You have totally disengaged, pulled away, and you sound very different, like you’re really miffed or something. I don’t feel like we’re really talking about things anymore, even though we are still talking. You seem like something is really wrong. What happened?” “Ok . . . you want to know? I’ll tell you. She is so critical of everything I do, and so difficult to work with,” he said. “I just find it better to stop trying. Ever since I joined this team, she has been shooting me down.”
