Terry - its a "he"
See, I already know this bloke and have done guest audits under him, so I have a pretty fair idea of what to expect. I have been getting (informal) condolance messages since today morning, since the news has started to spread.
At our level, a boss is there to do yr appraisals and upward management, not micro manage you. Under the previous boss, I was left to make my own decisions, manage my own budgets, do the work in the way I thought it best as long as adhered to the guidelines. There was trust between him and me.
The new guy is very "autocratic" - things have to be done exactly the way he thinks they should be done and he will not let you deviate even an inch from his well trodden path. His "bossiness" comes from insecurity - as it is a well known fact that he hardly knows anything abt corporate banking, is piss poor in mantaining relationships (which are extremely important in an audit job) and will block any glory which radiates from a person under him for a job well done. I can already see that there will be friction between us. My days of being a foot soldier under a general are long gone, and I will not be treated as one.
I told my MD yesterday evening (he took me out for drinks to explain the "reasons" for such a move) that he should tell my new boss that I come with a label "Handle with care. Highly explosive if not handled properly"
Besides, he looks like "Thomson and Thompson" from the Tintin comics, has a "whiny", nasal voice and has this extremely irritating habit of calling you in his office if he wants something, rather that walk to yrs (which my previous boss used to do)
