My supervisor threatens to fire me for doing my job, so I throw him under the bus and get him

replaced by me. Here's what happened. Subscribe to Am I the jerk on YouTube and hit the bell for

notifications. First, some background. I work for a communications company. We primarily sell

internet-based all-in-one communication solutions for businesses. I'm in the software development

department working as a software tester currently. I've been with the company a long time,

have worked my way up from phone support, and have a ton of knowledge about the company,

including policy and culture. I also have a relative who's worked in HR for many years.

I had been working as a software tester for about two years doing manual testing.

Our team was fairly unsupervised as we didn't really have a manager. But the company was

expanding quickly, so they hired us a manager. Enter Jay the jerk. At first, things were fine.

He was just learning the company. However, it was odd. He never asked anyone for any information.

He just said he'd do his own research, and spent the first month online reading stuff.

Not sure what that taught him about our company specifically though. After the first month,

he hit the ground running. He immediately started creating automation tests,

adding to the existing testing code, and creating stupid rules that made no sense.

He broke tons of crap and took credit for work that wasn't his.

Everyone hated him. For the most part, we all ignored him. As of this point,

no one has specifically said he was our manager. He was just here to help provide direction.

Fast forward a few months, and everyone on the team wants to quit. No one can stand him.

He and I, but heads more so than others, because I know he's wrong. And I make my decisions

based on the best interests of the customers. He hated that I never get in trouble.

But I was hand selected for the position by our CIO. He knows how hard I work.

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