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Document everything and document any conversations you have with this contractor and your supervisor.

Who did they go over your head to? Document that as well.

I learnt to cover my a$$ long ago. Long story but right now I have a "difficult" client. Things are so bad that I'm at the point now of recording all of the conversations I have with him over the phone. That means when he calls me I do not answer the phone. I let it go to voice mail then call him back with a microphone suction cupped to my phone. I don't expect to ever use the recordings because he doesn't know I'm doing it but I use them to document what was said between us in writing in my diary. It's just so I get the facts right and don't miss anything.

My guess is he's difficult because he has type two diabetes and he's not doing a very good job of controlling his blood sugar levels. He abusive to his staff and just loves singleing out one of them and then makes fun of them to get a laugh. He thinks he's some sort of comedian.

The point of telling you all of this is because at work you'll always have difficult people who you have to deal with. You just need to get on with it and do your job. Don't let yourself get dragged into some sort of political issue.

But as I said before document everything. Just a hand written note in your diary could save your butt.