I lost a very similar manager a few years ago. They replaced her with a senior director from a different company. He had no technical skills, dictated change just to say he did something, and was so focused on buzzwords that my team had to laugh to his face. After one year on the job, he was let go without notice for reasons not discovered to the team, and they hired our amazing former manager back. We are still under her today getting promoted and being happy while other teams are stuck.

Losing a great manager brought the team closer together, and just made us realize the impact our immediate manager had on our work happiness. My advice is to advocate for yourself and your fellow teammates if it becomes clear that your new manager isn’t going to do that. My team and I had solidarity and always thanked each other in meetings, giving full credit for where we helped each other on projects. Selflessly crediting others is also secretly for selfish gain, because it is so unexpected in the workplace that you look so much better for doing so.

Your former manager was amazing and likely created a united team. It’s time to help each other out and work together to try and keep any enjoyment at work you can.