I've played in a few orchestras where the conductor lacked skill and blamed the orchestra when their playing revealed his shortcomings, usually with yelling and insults. I used to get quite irritated at the situation, lately I've been able to shrug it off.
If he tells me to do or change something, I smile and nod. If he starts yelling at the cellos, second trombone, my section, or whoever, I think an amused, "There he goes again." Somehow, I've managed to figure out how to not take it personally. No matter how much he yells, blames, or conducts horribly, I am still a good horn player. If his bad conducting screws me up, whether he yells and blames or not, it's his fault, not my lack of skill.
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