In addition to that", he now whined, almost shrieking in intensity, "the boss is always putting me down[3]. He tells me I'll never amount to anything, that I'll never be anything more than a mid-level executive."
Now Cynthia was really tired of the complaining. "You're coming across[4] like a whiner", she told him directly. "No one likes a whiner. Look, I'm not trying to put you down. I'm just trying to help. I hope that I dont come across as being angry.