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Someone has to go first, might as well be you. This person may have lost their prior partner for conflict issues too, or maybe they think you’re difficult, no way to know until you talk to your manager and ask.
re: the coming to you first comment:
They likely want you to feel at ease so you can be honest and know this isn’t your partner having any ill feelings or that they brought it to their attention. They are proactively wanting to check in with you to give you the space to unpack what you are feeling with this partnership and if you feel like it is workable.
Without mentioning this detail, people could jump to the conclusion that the partner has already complained to them. Seems like an assurance that this isn’t the case to me.
Hey fyi unless this is a pattern in your career don’t look into it (aside from listening to if there is any valid criticism).
I’ve found that sometimes people like you sometimes they don’t.
It’s unreasonable to expect that every partner you have will work out. Don’t worry too much it happens just focus on you and good work and being professional about the situation it’ll all be fine :)
It sounds like you’ve got a really solid manager. Be up front and honest. Take advantage of their proactive approach, they can either guide you through making things better between you two or find you a new partner. Best of luck!
You’re both juniors right? I would ask your manager for tips on how to best work together as a team, seems like it may just be a case of ignorance. Unless your personalities are clashing or you just truly don’t get along.
Setting daily meetings to brainstorm together might be helpful; hanging out outside of the office also may help develop the relationship (if you’re into that, definitely not necessary tho). When I’ve had partners in the past, we were in constant communication.
the exact words used were actually “is this something we could work through or a personality difference”
This is a very difficult position to be in as a junior. I freelance now and work with all sorts of partners and teams. At this stage, I tend to “yes and” a lot and try to make my partner’s or team’s ideas the best they can be, and get them to explain the core of the idea to me (or figure it out together). And it probably helps that I’ve been through so many briefs that I’m confident in coming with a few sharp ideas on my own. Ultimately, I think figuring out how to sell everything, including rough ideas is part of it. Everyone including CDs are all trying to figure it out together.
As a junior, I completely understand that you guys haven’t received the experience above and bouncing things off with a partner is huge. My advice is be honest with your manager and highlight some of the positives you’ve had working with this person or even just working on briefs, prove you’re actively trying to grow and contribute. But be honest and say that you do think you may excel more with a new partner. Get ahead of this so if something goes wrong, your manager knows what you’ve been actively trying to accomplish. And in the meantime, try to ask your partner questions when you ideate to get to the “why” or truth. If there is none, try to spitball with your partner and figure it out together. Be as collaborative as you can be. And challenge yourself to bring a smart, but simple idea to your partner. The more formed ideas are, the less push back or critique I’ve gotten from partners and it’s usually like a, “hell yeah, let’s put that in the deck.” Good luck 👊🏼
This was super helpful and thorough! Thank you for the thoughtful response…def trying to work on our collaboration in brainstorming sessions thats where i feel the biggest disconnect has been and be both walk away from those feeling discouraged and frustrated i think