Sorry that happened, sounds like it was a very difficult experience. Talking this through with your manager or a trusted coworker is definitely going to yield b

Sorry that happened, sounds like it was a very difficult experience. Talking this through with your manager or a trusted coworker is definitely going to yield better advice than what people can offer without context. However a few thoughts: 1. Treat individual bits of feedback as one of many inputs to career growth: Feedback isn't infallible, even if it comes from smart / experienced people. It is tinged by personal quicks and biases, and often comes from a place of incomplete context. There are valuable things to be learned from it, but you should use each bit of feedback to update your existing priors rather than throwing out everything you previously believed. 2. Perception and reality are not the same: A dirty secret about "work" is that the perception of your work is often more important to advancement than the objective quality. I think it's helpful to keep that in mind when reflecting on this person's feedback, and think about what are the actions you can take to ensure that perception of your work is improved (not just here but in future roles).