I am really worried. I just returned from a dinner with a mutual friend of H and mine who is one of his law partners. She told me that he is screwing up at work - not the quality of his work but his professionalism - disappearing from the office when he has meetings with associates without telling them, leaving for his CLE in New York without telling anyone when or for how long he'd be gone. Telling his boss that he was in meetings and on vacation in the same conversation to explain not returning emails. Not returning emails for 1 day and 1/2. Telling his boss he knows other partners are out to get him.
In black and white this may not look very bad, but knowing H as I know him, his job is everything to him. He has always proded himself on his professionalism. This is very abberant behavior. And there is nothing I can do.
I really tried to DB this friend but when she started expressing concern for his well being, I opened up about my concern for him. I do not think she will tell him, she thinks he is unwell and was asking me how I thought she ought to handle him as his boss. She is as worried about him as I am.
I am scared for him, scared I srewed up and scared that something really bad is going to happen to him and that there is nothing I can do about it.
