My work buddy did this. I'm pretty sure this was simply because he thought it couldn't be done, and I just put the niggling thought in his mind so he tried and

My work buddy did this. I'm pretty sure this was simply because he thought it couldn't be done, and I just put the niggling thought in his mind so he tried and was successful. Weirdly enough he was the introvert and I less so, and I got the promotion. No hard feelings on either end, as far as I know. We all have our quirks.