OK, I have a job where I get a good salary and I basically don't have to do anything at all, so I work on my own stuff, and take care of things like paying bills, making appointments, etc. It isn't that I shirk the work. I try to make suggestions and come up with project ideas, but my boss just says, "Sounds great," and then doesn't want me to do them, and doesn't have anything else for me to do. It's been that way for six months. Now, before that, I had a job for three years wherein I was terribly exploited and underpaid. People who did half the work I did would get paid double the amount I did. In addition, since I can do whatever I want, I do work on helping people in need through volunteering to advocate for the poor. Does that change the equation, or is it irrelevant? So, should I feel that the two situations basically even each other out?
2006-12-07 08:02:56 · 4 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
be ware one day things could switch and turn on you. You did not say what kind of work you do, thee may be a reason your boss allows yo u to make suggestions but doesn't let YOU follow through with them. Many corporations take your ideas and pass them off as their own, you never get the credit unless things go wrong. Then your on the top of the list. You might talk with your boss and find out how you could get some of your suggestions followed up on so that you could better contribute to the co.'s goals. Good luck Or look for the type work you are doing in the same time frame and go for it professionally.
2006-12-07 08:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by tweedbfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your boss is happy with the work you are doing, then you should not feel guilty for getting paid well and being underworked. Maybe the boss is hoping that things will pick up and will then need you to do more, but in the meantime the company is doing well enough to have you on staff. If you happen to be bored and think you should be more productive, then maybe you should look for another job.
It does not sound like you are taking advantage of the situation, in which case you would have an ethical problem. If you do what work is assigned you in an efficient and timely manner then you have no eithical issue. The fact that you are doing things to help other is admirable and irrelavent to this particular question.
Hope that helps.
2006-12-07 16:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by Thrasher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's odd that a manager would approve projects and then not want you to do them. Sounds like time for a candid conversation with your manager regarding your performance and an action plan with quantifiable, measurable deliverables for the next 3-6 months. It may seem ok not to have anything required of you now, but when it comes time to evaluate your performance for a raise or promotion, you need something tangible to show for it. If your manager isn't obliging or doesn't have time, seek guidance from your Human Resource Manager or another manager in the company whose opinion you value.
2006-12-07 18:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't complain too much just go with it and see what happens. If your boss is happy so should you be. Don't feel guilty for doing little work be happy that the job is done.
2006-12-07 16:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by george 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋