I once had a difficult time supporting my hiring manager. The first day on the job, I thought it was going to be great! As long as you do your best work and follow their directions then they will appreciate all of this hard work from you. Unfortunately, that wasn't quite the case for me because when I put in more hours than were expected with just six months left until retirement, he didn't take kindly to an employee making him look bad by doing so much extra work without his say-so. The last two days before his departure went downhill fast; we barely spoke outside office hours and even though there weren’t any major disagreements during our discussions at meetings or via email prior to this event happening.