I'm still stalling in the hope that my friend can turn this around before he makes an official offer I'll have to turn down. IF they change the supervisor and offer me the salary I want, I'd feel compelled to say yes. It just seems like a long shot at this point.

This guy seems like a real piece of work. He was unfriendly when I first met him (as opposed to every one else in the building being extremely pleasant). He is a line manager responsible for a very specific functional area in the company, an area that has *nothing* to do with the job. He keeps going on about how the job is not something anyone would want to do, but there's nothing that strange about this job except for the fact that he wants to handle all the decision making.

He has been there for about ten years and has been 'responsible' for hiring for this job. The job is not rocket science, but this guy keeps telling his bosses that he can't find anyone competent. I think they are starting to doubt him at this point.

What worries me about this company is that they have let him do this for so long. I also found a really negative online review from someone who recently left the company, but I am not sure if they worked for him or not.