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You have valid points. But look at the messaging. Great reviews, no raises, then "here, train your replacement" followed piping him to /dev/null. This isn't a r

You have valid points. But look at the messaging. Great reviews, no raises, then "here, train your replacement" followed piping him to /dev/null. This isn't a recoverable situation. He's been had.

aik 4y ago
The harsh reality could be that they are not happy with the op and their performance, and in a cowardly fashion not expressing it honestly to them. That could be the case and it could be worth introspecting on that.
- ada1981 4y ago
  In this case it has nothing to do with the OPs performance and everything to do with their own poor leadership being reflected back to them.
  - toyg 4y ago
    Note the verbiage: he was told he was "the best engineer". That might well be true even though nobody could stand him as a person. Considering how nobody is lifting a finger to help him, I reckon nobody else particularly enjoyed having him around, but couldn't get rid of him because of their reliance on his technical prowess.
    - JamesBarney 4y ago
      Yeah I think this is probably true. Rightly or wrongly they don't see him as a team player, but were required to keep him on because of his technical prowess. It sounds like they're managing him out and he'll soon be on a PIP.