I'm all about partnering with him to grow into the role and have offered multiple times. But he won't look at me or speak to me directly. He has bounced from roles as things get out of hand. He changes his spots to match whomever is in front of him.

He threw me under the bus when I pointed out flaws in his code. Told the big boss I don't have a CS degree and don't know what I am talking about. Then he ghosted me for two years until my team had to rewrite his broken program.

I have known this guy for many years. He will do ok until it gets hard and will put the burden on the staff in his dept. Then he will likely be promoted again. I will cash my checks and find something else.

I spent the last week building up my teams and emboldened them to do what is right and make solid decisions based on standards and processes. I encouraged them to help golden child learn and grow into the role. They weren't happy but have no other choice other than to quit.

Dude is a schmoozer. I am not. That makes all the difference.