Peaches,

Did you manage to speak to your boss, or establish how to make things better for him?  You didn't really say you've taken any steps to do anything so just wondered since I have had first hand experience of this and similar situations.

I have long been posting on this site about lack of communication with various bosses I have had over the years, but it fell on deaf ears. Maybe now some of you will realise what I have had to put up with.

I've been given advice to do this and that, some of which I tried, but at the end of the day you cannot change someone or how they work.  You might be able to make things better for yourself but if someone isn't getting the message then there is very little you can do. 

I think some people in roles of power, like to exert power on others and keep on complaining.  It's very much like a child seeking attention.