Still trying to get up that great Big Hill...

[tigerlily78]

Sorry your boss is such a wacko. It almost seems like projection... she doesn't want to be held accountable for her own shortcomings in organization, communication, and accountability so she will throw someone else under that bus to make herself seem/feel better.

I think job's suggestions are very good. Follow up and try to validate and get to the bottom of her complaints... if that doesn't work there are other channels you can explore. For example, what sort of reviews and commendations would your other team members give you in those same areas? I don't think it will be hard to establish to someone in HR that only one person seems to have that perception of you.

I think some of these manager types have serious insecurity problems and actually make a point of taking the most talented and confident employees and trying to grind them down or hold them back. They can't handle being outshone by someone else or have their own incompetence come to the surface. My H had a similar experience a few years ago where under a new manager the employee review process went from a rubric that scored how effectively and efficiently you performed in your job and solved problems to being based on whether this one toolbag thought you smiled enough at other people or gave the proper amount of sympathy to Susie at the water cooler talking about he gallbladder surgery. :P