DEAR ABBY: Recently, my boss told me she had asked me to do something, but I am 100 percent positive that she didn't. I don't feel like I can contradict her because I'm afraid it would make me look bad. It has happened only once or twice in the last few months, but what should I do if it continues? I don't want my employee reviews to suffer because of it. Please tell me how to handle it. -- AT A LOSS IN FLORIDA
DEAR AT A LOSS: I wish you had revealed more about your relationship with your boss and mentioned how many people work there. Could she be stressed? Or having problems with her memory? Or could you? If there are more employees than just you, did anyone witness your boss ask you to do what she claimed? If not, and this happens again, you may need to talk to her about it because of your concerns about your work performance.