FWIW, I don't think you were groveling. I think you were justly concerned with the livelihoods of your employees. The GP just didn't want to put in the effort

FWIW, I don't think you were groveling. I think you were justly concerned with the livelihoods of your employees. The GP just didn't want to put in the effort to empathize with your struggle, so he tried to paint you as pathetic and stupid and therefore deserving of suffering.