"So as users called for things to be fixed or for new programs, I told them to call my new boss directly.

"After three days of this, he called me into his office and said, 'OK, I get it.' He let us manage things ourselves after that.

"He also became our biggest supporter and helped us get the resources we needed to effectively support the traders."

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