For #2, sorry, but I think the boss is the problem; an employee who's reliable if not proactive is pure gold, and for the boss not to value that is a real shame, but not the employee's problem. Similarly, what boss will say about employee to boss's bosses is not even close to the employee's problem. Same job, different company, I say, and look around at other possibilities while working that new job.
For #2, sorry, but I think the boss is the problem; an employee who's reliable if not proactive is pure gold, and for the boss not to value that is a real shame, but not the employee's problem. Similarly, what boss will say about employee to boss's bosses is not even close to the employee's problem. Same job, different company, I say, and look around at other possibilities while working that new job.
Oh yeah, that boss is an ass for sure, but I think the bigger issue is opening himself up to other options in life.