“In a moment of truth, they told me I am cold and don’t care for them.

They hate me!

I don’t know why.

They also told me that I don’t listen to their concerns and am not there when they need me.

I can’t read their minds!

I just had to sit there and listen to all they said.

I was speechless.

They just don’t see it!

I make sure that we follow the deadlines because I don’t want them to work outside of working hours. So the weekend should be for them.

Isn’t it?

I shut my door when I work because I get distracted, and I want to be productive.

When I am productive, I can be clearer with them.

They know they can talk to me when they need help, but they never do it…..because the door is closed.

I ask them to look at the possibilities because I want them to be open-minded; it’s not because I want to avoid them and I don’t see the problems. ….. I want to find solutions!

Meetings are for discussing important stuff and making decisions, not for chatting! If they like to chit-chat, they can do it when they have lunch break.

I meet with them individually monthly to discuss challenges and opportunities to see how to adapt to the requirements. Not because I micromanage them!

Even if I do all that…. they tell me I don’t care for them!

I do care for them, and this is the reason that I am organized, to the point, and demanding.

Maybe I care for them in a different way.

Not the way they expect me to do.”