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Originally Posted by Unregistered
This is just text book answer not anymore constructive than those who ask him to stay put and lobo. In fact it can be very dangerous if you are not careful in the nuances you unintentionally send to your boss.
Sure the ideal scenario is the boss value your feedback and finally put your talents to good use, but I think more likely scenario is:
1) Boss realise you too lobo and pile more work
2) Boss think you are one of those young punks who only want to talk strategy, do sexy stuff and refuse to do grunt work
3) Boss label you as flight risk and inititate back up recruitment to replace you, better he control the timing of your firing than you stunning him with resingation
4) Boss realise he is over-paying you to do simple work, makes life miserable to encourage you to resign so he can replace your h/c with a cheaper budget
Of course it is easy to say worse come to worse just resign and join another company, but to get a good role in a good company is not easy and under time pressure to grab the first available job due to any of the 4 scenarios arising doesn't help at all. Not to mention leaving a black mark in your CV for staying so short in your first job...
My advice is do not initiate such conversations unless the boss is the one who starts an in-depth discussion on this subject first. Meanwhile stay lobo as you can while covertly searching other openings. At least in this case you will have the luxry of taking your time to choose what you want, easier to disappear for interview because you dont have much to do anyway and before you know it you would have loboed there for >1.5 years which looks better in the CV.
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I think your advice to not initiate such conversations and wait for boss to start is not a wise one. This would mean u are waiting for boss to realise you are too free and also asking TS to accept the situation and hope for the best. I am shocked that you advocate being reactive and HOPING that your boss has psychic powers to read your mind and talk about things that matter most to you?
Your advice to lobo for 1.5 years just to look good on CV is also a bad one. This means TS would have learnt nothing substantial during this time and even if he manages to land the next job, he will struggle there. Life is short, why waste time?
I am not saying my advice is top notch, of coz it depends on company culture, the boss and your team dynamics, etc. But to do nothing and adopt the above two advice is highly unwise to me.
I have had conversations with my boss to take on more responsibilities and it has worked in my favour. My boss may think i am too free, but at the same time I took the initiative to see what I can do (not paper talk strategy like what you have mentioned above) and contribute. I feel a sense of accomplishment and my boss saw the contributions and appreciated them.
Of coz every situation is different, but once again, to adopt the two advice (dont initiate and hope, and lobo for 1.5 years) are truly bad choices, in my view.