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  • It seems apparent that B thinks they should be involved or is at least tangentially involved. Not sure if you are aware of any involvement by B at all. Confronted seems like a strong word. Did they simply ask why? I’d start by giving them a reason why you didn’t consider involving them. Maybe it’s because 90% of the team is going. Maybe they want to grow into a bigger role
    – Engineer2021
    Commented Dec 16, 2018 at 14:41
  • @Brian B sent me an email saying "I wonder why A and C are planning to go and I am not. Just gives a bit of a bad feeling being left out."
    – UserAnon
    Commented Dec 16, 2018 at 14:54
  • Probably best to have a Face to face to ascertain what is going on. I suspect B thinks he should have a bigger role
    – Engineer2021
    Commented Dec 16, 2018 at 15:05
  • @Brian you may be right. What then?
    – UserAnon
    Commented Dec 16, 2018 at 15:07
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    @SkinnyJ - based on your comment back to me - it seems easy to understand why B feels left out. All they know is, there's a trip and they aren't going. Meanwhile, you have specific objectives. You can tie those to specific roles on your team. You have a budget limit. I wonder how B would feel if they knew those details, instead of simply knowing there's a trip and they're not going?
    – dwizum
    Commented Dec 17, 2018 at 11:21