He knew virtually nothing about how to do my job, was technically incompetant to the point of struggling to move files between folders on his computer, but was

He knew virtually nothing about how to do my job, was technically incompetant to the point of struggling to move files between folders on his computer, but was very effective at insulating me from any bullshit wastes of time - meetings were kept to a minimum, any user complaints were filtered through him. Never requested progress reports on any of my work, trusted me to work autonomously, and if I ever needed help, he had a large rolodex of people he could get me in contact with. He was the shit.