I inherited a role that doesn’t belong in IT, because the department where it does belong was a dumpster fire when I started (4 years ago). That department has completely turned over, and now is fine. The person in this role is a solid B player—gets the work done, and there’s a lot of it. The other department finds him cranky and “not leveling up,” but frankly I don’t see anything fireable happening (or not). The executive team has refused to move the role, and I am getting fed up. Advice?

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