>>715081225 (OP)He realized he was the workhorse's weak leg and there was little he could do to change that. IRL, it takes a couple months for a recently hired employee to get hit with this epiphany but that can escalate when he knows that everyone dislikes him and feels like he's losing trust with his only friend. If you ever worked a job where you know you'll be the first one to get laid off, then you'll know how stressful it is being in that position.