It looks like you’re going to wind up taking friends’ advice after all. Good, because there’s more good sense where that came from.
Standing by a relationship doesn’t always mean agreeing with a partner. Arguments get serious, but this person will eventually see reason.
Tensions finally break and some unpleasantries come out in the open. Deal with them fairly and squarely. A working relationship improves.
Accustomed to tuning out a colleague’s grousing, you may want to check out what this person says this time. S/he has a legitimate point.
Don’t sit there waiting for the other shoe to drop. You may not offset things, but you can still act to turn a combat boot into a sandal.
Admittedly a supervisor or client hasn’t always come through, but follow this person’s lead. S/he is on to something this time.
