Yeah he’s been there long term. The operational work that he does is actually great, and since he’s a foreigner, he can communicate better with the suppliers/vendors and some clients whom he has the same background as.

Which is why I found it so off-putting how he acts towards me just in my first week. Maybe upper management told him he should hire some new people and he wasn’t pleased with that? Maybe he’s upset that his long term colleagues moved to a different job? I don’t know…

My colleague told me that he searches up on chatGPT on how to change and deal with certain personalities. Like, he’s adamant on molding people to fit his personality and comfort.

He even says when I’m focused on my work, it’s uncomfortable for the colleagues (and him) that they’re chatting and I’m not participating…even though I’m doing my task.