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]]> By: Tiffany Monhollon http://littleredsuit.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/does-your-boss-know-what-you-do/#comment-1737 Tiffany Monhollon Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:11:28 +0000 http://littleredsuit.com/2007/08/28/does-your-boss-know-what-you-do/#comment-1737 DC, Interesting situation there. I would say that is a difficult situation to be in - for your boss to know you don't have enough work to do but not to remedy that. I think it wouldn't necessarily be a wrong move to look for another job. But before you do that, have you tried an even more proactive approach of proposing new work for you to do to your boss? The initiative of investing your time into researching and writing a proposal for a new project is sometimes just what a boss wants to see out of you. It helps them see your dedication level, your interest in the job, and that you have critical thinking skills necessary for higher level tasks. Some call this "managing up" and essentially, that means helping your boss make your job better. I'm curious how much experience your boss has. If they are new to their own position of leadership, it may be they are having a hard time delegating work that they enjoy doing. They may be in over their head on all their work, while their employees are bored and unfulfilled. If this type of scenario is the case, then you might consider talking to your HR department about it before you go "above her head" so to speak. Sometimes they can help assess the situation and offer some training to the manager or supervisor to help them understand how to be a better leader. Going over someone's head can jeopardize your position sometimes, because it hurts the trust in your employee/employer relationship. Let me know how it turns out! DC,
Interesting situation there. I would say that is a difficult situation to be in – for your boss to know you don’t have enough work to do but not to remedy that. I think it wouldn’t necessarily be a wrong move to look for another job.

But before you do that, have you tried an even more proactive approach of proposing new work for you to do to your boss? The initiative of investing your time into researching and writing a proposal for a new project is sometimes just what a boss wants to see out of you. It helps them see your dedication level, your interest in the job, and that you have critical thinking skills necessary for higher level tasks. Some call this “managing up” and essentially, that means helping your boss make your job better.

I’m curious how much experience your boss has. If they are new to their own position of leadership, it may be they are having a hard time delegating work that they enjoy doing. They may be in over their head on all their work, while their employees are bored and unfulfilled. If this type of scenario is the case, then you might consider talking to your HR department about it before you go “above her head” so to speak. Sometimes they can help assess the situation and offer some training to the manager or supervisor to help them understand how to be a better leader. Going over someone’s head can jeopardize your position sometimes, because it hurts the trust in your employee/employer relationship.

Let me know how it turns out!

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