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There’s some real mistakes on the part of your direct manager here. It sounds like they have not been properly managing expectations between you and their boss. Out of curiosity how many direct reports do they have and how long have they been managing?

I would not be surprised to hear you’re reporting to someone who until recently was a just an IC and is still learning how to manage.




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