Message #72854

[gee4]

I have mixed feelings on this.....on one hand I would be wary of the colleague who forwarded the email and on the other I would be wondering what is going on with your boss.

Perhaps you do need a sit down discussion with him if you feel that undervalued, however I wouldn't go barging into his office just yet.

Once again this could be one of those situations many of us have faced over the years....where bosses don't feel the need to say how wonderful we are.  It is expected of us to do a good job every day whether we get praise or not.  Perhaps your colleague did something you don't know about and your boss has felt the need to pass on a few words of encouragement, perhaps he is being monitored, perhaps he needs a kick up the wotsit, who knows.

What is your relationship with this colleague?  Does he email you often?  How well do you know him?

I think I would leave things alone for now.  Don't analyse it too much as you will give yourself a headache.  However in a few months time if you still feel the same way, have that chat with your boss as Marie says.  Personally it seems strange that any boss would send an employee an email of this nature.