I would tend to agree with Mister Positive personally if there is any certainty of what they're saying actually happening, even though it can seem kind of negative or isn't the 'can do' attitude. Another way to look at it is decisiveness and drive. At the very least, they are slowing down your rate of progress by constantly complaining about you without their friend returning to take over parts of your own role, which is only going to make the chances of yourself progressing even lower.

I'd say Mister Positive's answer is actually being overly generous because if they're actively trying to find mistakes you don't even need to be making them to begin with, they'll find something to justify it, whether its a mistake or not.

There is merit in knowing if and when you're fighting a loosing approach and changing that approach earlier rather than later, if possible. Something worth considering is that you may be 'more valuable' to an entirely different company. Endlessly pouring effort into a situation that won't improve isn't a great idea; I've learned this the excessively hard (going to end up having a heart attack if I keep doing it) way.

Only you can really assess that situation because we don't know all the details of it. Personally I would be looking at it from the perspective of how likely it is they can actually interfere with something like a promotion, how long they are likely to be around, is a location change possible. If the answer is 'likely, years and no', go with Mister Positive's plan.

Another possibility with the situation could be trying to turn it around and gauging the response; e.g. trying to find if maybe they're planning to go themselves if they can't get their friend re-employed soon.

I would tend to agree with @MisterPositive personally if there is any certainty of what they're saying actually happening, even though it can seem kind of negative or isn't the 'can do' attitude. Another way to look at it is decisiveness and drive. At the very least, they are slowing down your rate of progress by constantly complaining about you without their friend returning to take over parts of your own role, which is only going to make the chances of yourself progressing even lower.

I'd say Mister Positive's answer is actually being overly generous because if they're actively trying to find mistakes you don't even need to be making them to begin with, they'll find something to justify it, whether its a mistake or not.

There is merit in knowing if and when you're fighting a loosing approach and changing that approach earlier rather than later, if possible. Something worth considering is that you may be 'more valuable' to an entirely different company. Endlessly pouring effort into a situation that won't improve isn't a great idea; I've learned this the excessively hard (going to end up having a heart attack if I keep doing it) way.

Only you can really assess that situation because we don't know all the details of it. Personally I would be looking at it from the perspective of how likely it is they can actually interfere with something like a promotion, how long they are likely to be around, is a location change possible. If the answer is 'likely, years and no', go with Mister Positive's plan.

Another possibility with the situation could be trying to turn it around and gauging the response; e.g. trying to find if maybe they're planning to go themselves if they can't get their friend re-employed soon.

I would tend to agree with Mister Positive personally if there is any certainty of what they're saying actually happening, even though it can seem kind of negative or isn't the 'can do' attitude. Another way to look at it is decisiveness and drive. At the very least, they are slowing down your rate of progress by constantly complaining about you without their friend returning to take over parts of your own role, which is only going to make the chances of yourself progressing even lower.

I'd say Mister Positive's answer is actually being overly generous because if they're actively trying to find mistakes you don't even need to be making them to begin with, they'll find something to justify it, whether its a mistake or not.

There is merit in knowing if and when you're fighting a loosing approach and changing that approach earlier rather than later, if possible. Something worth considering is that you may be 'more valuable' to an entirely different company. Endlessly pouring effort into a situation that won't improve isn't a great idea; I've learned this the excessively hard (going to end up having a heart attack if I keep doing it) way.

Only you can really assess that situation because we don't know all the details of it. Personally I would be looking at it from the perspective of how likely it is they can actually interfere with something like a promotion, how long they are likely to be around, is a location change possible. If the answer is 'likely, years and no', go with Mister Positive's plan.

Another possibility with the situation could be trying to turn it around and gauging the response; e.g. trying to find if maybe they're planning to go themselves if they can't get their friend re-employed soon.

I would tend to agree with Mister Positive personally if there is any certainty of what they're saying actually happening, even though it can seem kind of negative or isn't the 'can do' attitude. Another way to look at it is decisiveness and drive. At the very least, they are slowing down your rate of progress by constantly complaining about you without their friend returning to take over parts of your own role, which is only going to make the chances of yourself progressing even lower.

I'd say Mister Positive's answer is actually being overly generous because if they're actively trying to find mistakes you don't even need to be making them to begin with, they'll find something to justify it, whether its a mistake or not.

There is merit in knowing if and when you're fighting a loosing approach and changing that approach earlier rather than later, if possible. Something worth considering is that you may be 'more valuable' to an entirely different company. Endlessly pouring effort into a situation that won't improve isn't a great idea; I've learned this the excessively hard (going to end up having a heart attack if I keep doing it) way.

Only you can really assess that situation because we don't know all the details of it. Personally I would be looking at it from the perspective of how likely it is they can actually interfere with something like a promotion, how long they are likely to be around, is a location change possible. If the answer is 'likely, years and no', go with Mister Positive's plan.

Another possibility with the situation could be trying to turn it around and gauging the response; e.g. trying to find if maybe they're planning to go themselves if they can't get their friend re-employed soon.