Yeah, he was their lead of training. He had worked in small to medium banks and then tried to set up a consulting business but that's hard enough without having the temperament that leads to putting a co-worker in a choke hold. I _can_ imagine worst managers but he was pretty tough for me, since I didn't want to waste my time doing poor work when I could be doing good work.

So this system was about as user-friendly as you can imagine any 30+ year old bank management software. They would sent a team to on-board new banks. The team would usually have this manager or his subordinate, a networking guy, senior support staff. This manager happened to be very hard of hearing but was unwilling to get a hearing aid or sort that out. So him and the others were out drinking after the previous day was over and he was trying to hit on a lady that clearly wasn't interested but he couldn't hear her clearly nor read her lips well enough to take a clue. The next day, in the bank, the networking guy who had been there forever and was friends with the President said something about how he couldn't take a hint and my manager lost his cool, put him in a headlock in the middle of the bank, and probably came to his senses a few minutes later. He was sent back early and the story returned with the rest of the team. This was a small / medium business and he was relieved of joining the on-boarding crews but kept his job.

Lots of mixed feelings about that place. While it paid terribly, it is the only place I've worked in 20 years where there was an honest to god retirement party for one of their QA staff.