1) Schedule a meeting with your manager and ask for a mentor. Tell them what their manager said and say that you want to do the best work you can do if they cou

1) Schedule a meeting with your manager and ask for a mentor. Tell them what their manager said and say that you want to do the best work you can do if they could get a good mentor, you will work hard to meet future expectations. 2) email your manager’s manager and thank them for their point of view. Tell them that you have taken it to heart and tell them the actions you are taking, namely getting a mentor to help guide you. Don’t make excuses. Just tell them both you want to do the best job possible and want to learn. Doing this without making excuses or sounding butt hurt because your feelings were hurt will elevate you in their eyes. And you should move on and stop feeling butt hurt. Accept it, get the mentorship and learn. In the end it’s not a big deal but it’s a good opportunity to act the way professionals act and getting mentorship will help.