There isn't a correct answer anyone can give you, it is something only you can choose. Depending on the size of the company having a solid director you report

There isn't a correct answer anyone can give you, it is something only you can choose. Depending on the size of the company having a solid director you report to maybe good enough to insulate you from the VP. But if the company is mid-sized or smaller, that won't likely last long. Let me give you a small counter view from the VP's side. Maybe s/he was challenging you during that initial period to see how you would respond and you didn't go to bat for people you believed in so they didn't feel you were ready for that type of role. Still the respectful thing would've been to have that talk with you, but it is a possibility. At which point, your counsel also probably weighed less on them and hence the ignored timeline advice. And of course, once you pulled off keeping people happy with shiny object syndrome you basically affirmed the VP's timeline. Not saying you shouldn't have done everything necessary to try and make it work, but you also have to keep raising the schedule issue. If you like the work you are doing, the company is decent, think the Director is a stand up person and will insulate you from the VP and you are making solid income that might be enough reason to stay. I have seen cases were there is just one senior level person that takes awhile for the company to figure out their game but that the company isn't a bad place otherwise, maybe that's your situation. That all said, if you distrust the company, that is your sign to get out, staying cause you have a good boss isn't good enough. Find another job and move on once you have it secured.