text: If you sit back like a good little girl and don't make any waves, that is what you are going to be know for.  A good little girl that doesn't make waves.\nIt sounds to me that your supervisor is a little nervous about her position.  She is going to retard the growth and progress of anyone she feels knows more than she.\nYou might start off by making documented suggestions.  Document them so she can't claim they are her ideas.  Then take it from there.\nI would rather hire someone who is going to help my company then one who sits on their thumbs.\nRetired Treasurer.