From time to time, we get a heads-up about how a tech with a group is a jerk, hard to get along with, or otherwise impossible to please. Regardless, we start with a clean slate, no pre-dispositions and almost to a head, we find the crew or person in question friendly and easy to get along with. This has to be due to things similar to what you've mentioned. I wasn't there, so I'm not gonna take sides with this particular issue, however, I always mention what I heard to the people involved and ask about their side of the story and it almost always goes just like this story. In 20 years, I've run into maybe a half-dozen guys that just couldn't be pleased no matter what and as soon as I quit trying, we started to get along fine. It all still boils down to fulfilling promises in a timely manner, just as in any vocations.
As I said, I'm not gonna take sides with this particular incident, but I can certainly relate....
Geri "slowly getting used to the new digz" O