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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't tell what the problem is here. It sounds like he legitimately thought he knew the standard and thought he was following it. You said he isn't ordinarily dismissive. It sounds like his resistance had more to do with his own certainty than doubt he has about you. You pushing back led him to question his certainty, and he went and double checked, confirmed you were right, acknowledged you were right and made the changes. If he's usually a stickler and usually knows the standards, this sounds like a totally normal response. Your sensitivity to the situation likely reflects your insecurities. [/quote]

Agreed.

OP, what could’ve he have done differently that would’ve made it better in your eyes? Also—are you just not busy at work? Are you more junior in your career? Maybe exploring therapy while you’re so fixated. Because based on the fact that you provided, in my opinion, you are overreacting. If this should happen today, I could see why you’d be annoyed. But if this happened like a week or more ago, then chill out.[/quote]

In the time he spent telling me I was wrong in a pretty patronizing way (in front of another colleague) he could have checked it on his own. It would have literally taken 5 seconds. I was extremely busy with my own work at the time, which he knew, and was reviewing his work as a favor. He said "oops" but did not apologize to me. He isn't usually dismissive, but he does tend to engage excessively in status signaling and occasional underhanded mean comments.

Anyway, I get that my vague description of the situation is not convincing to you, but I strongly recommend if a colleague points out an issue in your work to you that you can investigate quickly, just do it. Messaging them and telling them they are wrong without even checking is bizarre and rude.
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