Yeah this, I had a manager that kept flip-flopping between (a) "you should do things on your own and present them as your individual work" and (b) "you should work on what the other team members are working on, not your own thing".

I did (a), next meeting he said I should do (b). I did (b), next meeting he said I should do (a). This went on for a whole year and a half before I finally left.