LogFAQs > #968554968

Half of the corporate game is garnering favor from your peers and leadership. That much is true and I don't think he's in the wrong for trying to do so. If you want to climb the ladder, you have to play the social aspect as well, being passionate about the job and doing it well is like 2/3 of the total equation. Anyway, that's kind of a side bar thing, but it does make me think that maybe he's seeing that you don't prioritize "being (most) loved and respected." It could be that he can see you don't command (directly or otherwise) respect from the rest of your team and he might have issue with that.

Now that all being said, I think it's a HORRIBLE option to assume anything of the man lol I would echo similar sentiment from wolfy and have a 1 on 1 with the guy. Mind your language, not like swearing, but avoid the "you" statements, don't make it right vs wrong, make it clear you wish to cooperate and grow as a team, etc; I'd still avoid HR at the end of the day if he just doesn't like you. It's not a fireable offense to just not enjoy everyone you work with.

Anyway, good luck to you, TC.