answer:I hate to make assumptions about people I don’t know. So I cannot begin to guess why he acts the way he does. But I will speak in general based on bosses I have had. Most of them do not think of you as a person with feelings. They see you as a cog in a great big gear wheel. You fill a mechanical role, but you are a small piece in a much larger machine. His concern is that the work is done, profitably and quickly, and not for your feelings. Something I once read – if you want a job where you are loved, then work in an animal shelter. The animals will love you. So… don’t expect much in terms of encouragement and back-patting. — In an ideal working environment, bosses would be friendly and communicative and supportive. But that happens, maybe, 3% of the time, with exceptional people.