This was one of the unpleasant things, while the other was the fact that his new superior, like all new superiors, had the reputation of being a dreadful man who got up at six in the morning, worked like a horse, and expected his subordinates to do the same.
Ésta era la primera circunstancia ingrata. La segunda consistía en que su nuevo jefe, como todos los nuevos jefes, tenía fama de hombre terrible.