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[quote=Anonymous]I work in a conservative (not politically, but atmosphere) office that's very hierarchical and fairly competitive.  I report up to my immediate boss, who reports to the head of the office who reports to the general counsel.  It's a large multinational corporation.  I've been there about 6 months.

Over the past couple of weeks, my boss has twice done things that made me feel like he was deliberately trying to cut me out and/or undermine me.  First, after I re-wrote something that another team member had written (it wasn't very well done and made more sense to re-write rather than edit), my boss sent it along for approval without including me on the email chain or (as far as I know) any acknowledgment that I'd contributed.  The paper is signed by him and the final version is nearly verbatim what I wrote.  It's not just that he signed it (that bugs me, but I supposed there are defensible reasons for doing so), but also that he left me off the email chain that makes it feel shady.

Next, in a meeting with my boss's boss that I was also in, my boss opened the meeting with an anecdote (not personal to me, though) that I'd noted to my boss 15 minutes earlier.  He then proceeded to relate information from a government source that I had obtained without any reference whatsoever that he'd received it from me, and making it sound like he'd obtained it first hand (e.g., "the White House has expressed a great deal of interest in xyz.").

I'm not really sure how to handle. The organization is very hierarchical, as I mentioned, so I don't have a lot of exposure to those above me except through my boss. Given that it feels so deliberate (and that I'm pissed and not sure I could hide that very well), addressing it directly seems like a questionable idea. I've honestly never worked with someone like this. Do I just keep my mouth shut, keep doing good work and figure that eventually it'll get noticed or I'll be able to transfer away from him? Am I totally overreacting? Any coping tips?
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