Why would someone want to spend 45 minutes debating whether to write a SOP? It was just a simple suggestion to write procedures for a trading program which we are going to implement. Yet, he wanted a debate on why it was necessary to write procedures and how it would be detrimental when Audit came around. I did not understand his argument; how could it be detrimental when Audit would want to see the procedures as comfort that we are documenting our processes?

I relented and said we could make it an internal document not meant for release to Audit. He did not give up; picking another argument that it was pointless because we did not have procedures for the other bits of work we do. So it went on and on; me trying to explain my suggestion and him slamming each explanation. It was getting nowhere and there was another colleague in the discussion; I did not want to waste everybody's time insisting my way (even though I knew I had made a valid suggestion). So I gave up.

I stated that it was merely a suggestion and if he saw no point in me doing it - let's just forget about it. I do not want to be pushing for a suggestion which he saw no value in.

He said: "Ok, let's do it."

Honestly, I think I must have offended him in some way. Working with him is like trying to slam my head into a solid wall of bricks.

Why would someone be so un-cooperative and difficult? I cannot comprehend and am beginning to miss the great people that I used to work with in JPMorgan.