Thrown under the bus

Today really sucked. My boss called me and asked if I was just hanging around, as if I werent't doing anything.

To give some context, I'm now working at Logan airport. I'm supposed to do commissioning to make sure our hardware is working with our software. Needless to say, the only way I do work is if the other two phases, the software and the hardware, are complete. Today, neither had made much progress, which consequently meant that I didn't have too much to do, other than the work I thought up myself. Somehow, one of three people who didn't understand my situation complained to my boss, who consequently chastised me unjustly.

When I realized this, I was completely floored. My trust in my coworkers completely went out the window. I'm now completely paranoid that my coworkers are attempting to railroad me, and that's not a good culture to foster. If my coworkers had a problem with me, I'd have at least thought that they would have the courage to confront me first before stabbing me in the back. It's pathetic.