The first officer immediately objected and became quite vocal saying it was increasing his stress levels because instead of "monitoring" the captains "monitoring" of the automatics, the first officer was forced to sit bolt upright in his seat to closely "monitor the captains flying".
Really?
There is, of course, quite a valid solution to this 'problem.'
Simply trade the present first officer in for a new one, allowing the former to quietly exit through the HR door... permanently.
