I could use the same advice right now.

I may have mentioned that our department would run more smoothly if the manager came to work more than twice a week. She didn't really like that idea, and now she's giving me the cold shoulder.

Yesterday I asked if one of our groups had used the pool. I saw it was originally part of their contract, but I didn't see any pool time on their schedule. I was expecting a simple yes they did, or no they didn't. Instead I got:

"because use of the pool was included in the contracted package and was ultimately not used, we need to ensure the overall value of the agreement remains equitable."

Thanks ChatGPT. 🤦🏻‍♂️