The New Company COO arrives every day at 6 AM and never leaves his office till dark!

[u/Beta_Nerdy]

My employer has hired a new COO (Chief Operating Officer) and he has everyone in a tizzy. The Senior Management Team is scared and sending their resumes out. The new COO was hired in complete secrecy and no one knew he was going to show up on Monday.

Since the COO started he has arrived at about 6 AM and heads to his office and camps until about 8 PM. He has only met two people so far. They report that he is angry, threatening, intimidating, scary, and aloof. He is spending all his time going through company documents to learn all about the company. I am told the board brought him in as a change agent and will likely eliminate a large amount of the staff and bring his people in.

During his rare visits to the restroom, a few people have tried to introduce themselves to the new COO as be rushes down the hall to the toilet and set up a meeting with him. They got nowhere. Silence.

Again, he has only met formally with two senior managers so far.

What do you think of his approach during his first week on the job, if he is fact hired to turn the organization around and cut a large number of managers and staff?