Director says one thing, VP another

Really simple, maybe many have you have dealt with it: Director and VP had a falling out recently, like full blown argument.

Director has thing he says: I want to be cc’d on all emails you send out (no matter how innocuous)

VP, much more laid back and about the bigger picture and people: I don’t want the Director cc’d on my deals.

For context: the VP essentially acts as a director and she joined thinking she’d be an equal partner in the business (it’s just Director, VP, me), but she keeps getting micromanaged by Director, like the example above.

Obviously I have my own opinion, also. It is annoying to be micromanaged and made to cc him on everything – we’re not children and he doesn’t rule by fiat.

It’s also a one way street: the deals he and I only work on together: he doesn’t cc the VP (she doesn’t care) but he wants it both ways.

Even if his (implied) point is valid – I want to be involved, not caught off guard, I have more experience, I want oversight, etc. (don’t want to make his case for him either since VP is much more open and he’s more…traditional)

Hate being caught in the middle of this – workplace drama. The work is already work enough without extra helping from this thing, and I really naively wish that I could just do the job without people drama – except I’ve come to understand that you can’t separate IB, or any job, from people politics and drama – fucking sucks so bad.