For some context, I am 19 M and I’m currently 1 year into an apprenticeship in engineering. The company I work for is family run, aside from the family I have two co workers. One isn’t here often as he does deliveries, but the other works with me in the workshop. Both co workers are 60+ M, and he is constantly busting my balls. I’m pretty sure he had OCD or autism, some kind of mental problem and it makes him very irritating to work with. Everything has to be done his way, otherwise he moans or gets pissy. 

I understand that he’s set in his ways, but it’s the LITTLE things that he moans about that really gets to me. If I leave the wheely bin slightly off from where it usually is, he moves it and moans. A job I was doing this morning, I had put the job I was working on at my workbench, a couple of steps from the welder which sits on the edge of the workbench. He comes over and says “What I don’t understand craig, is why you leave the work further from the welder, make life easier for yourself craig!” While he sassily puts my work beside the welder for me. 

It’s the constant nagging about little things on a daily basis like this that is really starting to wear me out and I’m sick of it. He’s always watching me Incase I make a mistake which he has to correct me on, when it’s important I’m greatful for the help, but the little things is just annoying. 

But when he makes a mistake I don’t act the same I just let it brush off, I’ve noticed he deflects his mistakes by having a go at himself out loud, which I find really strange. 

This is all a bit rushed because I’m just fuming and writing down what comes to my head, if you want to ask anything else please do. I’m can’t decide wether im letting it get to me too much or he is wrong. Thanks for taking the time to read.