I'm trying to remain positive. The new "supervisor" started today. It was my teams' understanding that this person wasn't going to be a true "supervisor" because the department has been without one for over 3 years and there has never been, not one, complaint about us. We have managed to keep our Director from having to do anything for us, so it was expressed to us that nothing would change other than giving this person 'signing power' over our paperwork so we would have to drive 20 miles to get our stuff signed.

Um, no so much. Her first sentence when she walked into the office was, "Oh good. I have staff here!"

I am not your staff. And, don't forget that for one minute. I have never worked with a group of more capable, esponsible people in my life, and if someone starts trying to muscle in and change a system that works, There's going to be a very, very bad result. I promise.