Sounds like you need a dose of good old CYA: summarize everything relevant that he tells you in an email and add something like „let me know if I misunderstood“. Later, when he doubts he ever instructed you to do something, you can dig out the corresponding email.
Sounds like you need a dose of good old CYA: summarize everything relevant that he tells you in an email and add something like „let me know if I misunderstood“. Later, when he doubts he ever instructed you to do something, you can dig out the corresponding email.
He’s a director, so good luck getting him to commit to anything in writing.
That’s why you write it down and send it to him. Then you can at least say “you could have corrected my misunderstanding but didn’t”.
I recognize the wisdom of what you’re saying, but trying to hold him accountable would probably be worse for my career than not doing so.
Fair.