From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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I'm bored

I'm bored

From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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I'm bored

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- My next type of problem boss is when you're bored. It is your bosses fault they're not giving you enough to do, not giving you a meaty enough challenge to get your teeth into it. And you're just getting bored in your job, really. What could be done? Well, I've got a number of suggestions. My first one is to ask for just a small chance to prove yourself. Say to the boss, can I go and see the customer on my own next time, or, can I go and do the presentation to that conference next time? Just think of something that would be a challenge for you, but which you could definitely do, and ask the boss if you can have a go at that. So that's the first thing you can do. They'd probably be fine with that. I'd be surprised if they don't want to let you do that. And then that will keep yourself entertained. Don't expect your boss to come up with ideas to keep you occupied. Think of what you would like to do as your next level of challenge and then ask your boss for it. The next thing is to…

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