[stomachmonkey]

This

Originally Posted by oldE

Person A is a squeaky wheel. Squeaky wheels get (first) greased, (second) replaced.

Maybe I've been out of it too long, but if you come to me saying you do not want more work then complain to me I gave someone else work to fix your mistakes, we are going to come to an understanding and you might not like the outcome.

Best
Les

Plus this

Originally Posted by masraum

A sounds like a twat.

If I had to guess, the twat is/was concerned that their previous failure and the reassignment would impact them poorly so instead they've decided to make a big deal about it in an effort to redirect attention away from their previous or potentially ongoing failure.