In the event that doesn't work, have a quiet conversation with the people who would make the decision to promote him, and be blunt with them about his current impact on morale, and the consequences of promoting him.

I would guess that there is only a small chance of such an action being successful, as opposed to the relatively large chance that the person 'having a quiet word' may be seen as a presumptuous, negative, envious "not a team player" whiner.

I would only do something like that if I didn't mind needing to find another job, which I might want to do anyway if such a co-worker became my manager.

My 2 cents, FWIW, YMMV, etc.

In reply to Re: Re: Dealling with That GUY by virtualsue
in thread Dealing with That GUY by BigJoe

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