Something smells really fishy here. How long has she been your boss? Can you give some background on how she got there? And what your R with your previous boss was like?
Back when I worked for very large defense company on the west coast, I had a similar situation. Our previous boss left the company for a massive promotion and one of our colleagues got his job. I'll say that nobody in our group liked this guy and he played favorites (feelings were not mutual among any of us, male and female). One day, butthead showed up in my office and presented me with a very familiar document that you received. I was upset (like you) and loathe to depart from procedures because of any backlash. I remember tiptoeing the minefield very, very carefully.
In my case, dickwad didn't like me because I asked him direct questions that made him feel under public scrutiny, and I also didn't allow the elephant free rent in the living room. That, in essence, was the root of my evils. He considered me a dissenter, and for that I needed to be punished.
Now for the minefield navigation. I was very close to the person who was 2 levels above him. One day I grabbed him and asked to have an off the record conversation on what he suggested I do to facilitate things. It could have become ugly, but it didn't. In fact, the big guy suggested I let the elephant stay in the living room because our employer was paying the rent and dickwad was my boss.
I agreed to his insane terms so it didn't wind up on my employment record, but I definitely didn't agree with any of it. And neither did my colleagues. From that point on, dickwad put himself in the position of being reviled by the rest of my team for being a dick. I wound up leaving and moving here and he got canned a month or so after I left. Go figure????
For the record, his last name was a German name that began with DittXXXX. We seriously called him Dickhead behind his back.
I'm glad to hear that you aren't taking this personal. She apparently chose to make it that way.
I'll be really interested to hear what you say about your previous reviews and any other information that might lend itself to figuring out why she's taken a dislike to you. At the very least, did she present you with a situation that illustrated her points? Anything that might be situation specific?
She sounds kinda dangerous, Pud. My spidey sense says that you should proceed with caution. Start your new job search in earnest???? Seriously, you're smart and qualified for a lot of jobs out there that could be so much easier to work in. Wish I had an opening for you that I could pay you what you deserve!
Take care, and stay warm!
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
