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In hindsight, it was good that I saw all kinds of officials in my first few years. I learned good habits from some, I learned what not to do from others. I learned that sometimes you just have to get it done and nothing good can come from "speaking" to that person.
I would suggest that you also consider this. Although this official lacked effort and so forth, were there things that he did well? A firend of mine was complaining about a a college official in our area and his poor mechanics. I said "how has he been doing this for 30 years with such poor mechanics?" I wanted him to ponder the fact that we can learn from everybody. This official with the poor mechanics is a master of game management. This is how he has survived. When I work with him, I try to learn game management from him. When I'm looking for somebody to model my mechanics, I look elsewhere.
When you stop learning, it wil be time to stop officiating.
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