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I am working as an intern for a GIS (Map) Team. The team is relatively new and small with about 6 people. As an intern I am working on some very back-end stuff. These are things I have never done before and have proven VERY difficult for me. The past month or so can be described as two words: 'Road Blocks'.
I consistently have to stop and do research and consult my boss/manager on different issues I feel that I can't solve. Because he is almost always busy, I feel as though I am asking too many questions when debugging. For example, recently he had to go out of town for work. I had to e-mail him about three or four times in one day about different errors. It feels worse because he and I are the only programmers on the team. Even in our immediate area/floor.
So my question is: Am I asking for too much help as an intern? If so, how much is too much?
This is necessary for me going forward into the work world.
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I am working as an intern for a GIS (Map) Team. The team is relatively new and small with about 6 people. As an intern I am working on some very back-end stuff. These are things I have never done before and have proven VERY difficult for me. The past month or so can be described as two words: 'Road Blocks'.
I consistently have to stop and do research and consult my boss/manager on different issues I feel that I can't solve. Because he is almost always busy, I feel as though I am asking too many questions when debugging. For example, recently he had to go out of town for work. I had to e-mail him about three or four times in one day about different errors. It feels worse because he and I are the only programmers on the team. Even in our immediate area/floor.
So my question is: Am I asking for too much help as an intern? If so, how much is too much?
This is necessary for me going forward into the work world.
resume management work-time
asked Dec 4 '14 at 22:01
B.D.
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I am working as an intern for a GIS (Map) Team. The team is relatively new and small with about 6 people. As an intern I am working on some very back-end stuff. These are things I have never done before and have proven VERY difficult for me. The past month or so can be described as two words: 'Road Blocks'.
I consistently have to stop and do research and consult my boss/manager on different issues I feel that I can't solve. Because he is almost always busy, I feel as though I am asking too many questions when debugging. For example, recently he had to go out of town for work. I had to e-mail him about three or four times in one day about different errors. It feels worse because he and I are the only programmers on the team. Even in our immediate area/floor.
So my question is: Am I asking for too much help as an intern? If so, how much is too much?
This is necessary for me going forward into the work world.
resume management work-time
asked Dec 4 '14 at 22:01
B.D.
161
I am working as an intern for a GIS (Map) Team. The team is relatively new and small with about 6 people. As an intern I am working on some very back-end stuff. These are things I have never done before and have proven VERY difficult for me. The past month or so can be described as two words: 'Road Blocks'.
I consistently have to stop and do research and consult my boss/manager on different issues I feel that I can't solve. Because he is almost always busy, I feel as though I am asking too many questions when debugging. For example, recently he had to go out of town for work. I had to e-mail him about three or four times in one day about different errors. It feels worse because he and I are the only programmers on the team. Even in our immediate area/floor.
So my question is: Am I asking for too much help as an intern? If so, how much is too much?
This is necessary for me going forward into the work world.
resume management work-time
asked Dec 4 '14 at 22:01
B.D.
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asked Dec 4 '14 at 22:01
B.D.
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asked Dec 4 '14 at 22:01
B.D.
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asked Dec 4 '14 at 22:01
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related (possibly a duplicate): How do I deal with a reluctance to consult with others?
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Dec 5 '14 at 7:31
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related (possibly a duplicate): How do I deal with a reluctance to consult with others?
– gnat
Dec 5 '14 at 7:31
related (possibly a duplicate): How do I deal with a reluctance to consult with others?
– gnat
Dec 5 '14 at 7:31
related (possibly a duplicate): How do I deal with a reluctance to consult with others?
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Dec 5 '14 at 7:31
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You should ask your boss this question, except phrase slightly differently.
Sir, I was thinking recently about how often I ask you for help on my tasks. I am seeking to strike the correct balance between solving problems on my own (and thus learning how to help myself) and completing work swiftly enough (which sometimes necessitates asking for help). I wanted to know whether you think I am striking that balance properly, or if I ask you for help too often, and you'd prefer me to try to work things out for myself more?
It's very hard for us to tell you here, both because you can't really communicate to us how frequently you're asking questions (and what your firm's culture is like), nor can we read your boss's mind - he may like that you ask questions, or prefer you not to; unless he's told you to stop bothering him (or given you nonverbal clues), he probably doesn't mind - but again, asking him is the best way to find out. If you approach it as a career development type of question, it's really a very appropriate one and should reflect well on your own abilities (both of self reflection, and understanding the different issues at hand).
It's also hard to tell (both for us and for you!) what the expectations are for an intern at your firm. Some places give legitimate work to an intern that they need accomplished in a timely manner; some places are more figuring out how useful you are and how quick you learn, and are going to prefer you learn on your own more (but not entirely) because they don't have the time pressure for the work. I guess you're more doing legitimate work given your description of the firm (I can't imagine a 6 person firm having a non-working intern) but who knows.
Secondly, perhaps partly off topic but hopefully relevant, some tips for asking for help in a useful way that might lessen how often you ask for help.
- Make sure you're asking complete questions, not throwing four or five questions at him about one issue. As much as possible, fewer interactions with more content is better. This means you need to do more research before asking questions, but that's not a bad thing.
- In asking the question, provide all of the information you've obtained in researching it. In addition to showing that you're not just asking him every five seconds, it also gives him some information about how you research problems; you benefit more from learning better ways to research questions in your field rather than simply having your problems answered.
- If you find you are stuck in a particular section and it's a major area of your field, consider asking either for an hour or two overview of the section, or asking to go to an offsite training in the subject. Sometimes you are stuck because you're missing something fundamental. Imagine learning to multiply but not knowing how to do addition: you would be lost, and have to keep asking questions, until someone realized you were missing the basics.
If you're doing these things, you probably aren't bothering your boss too much - or at least you're hopefully showing your boss where you need more training.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
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Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
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You should ask for as much help as you need. Sure, you should put an honest effort in to learn (or experiment) on your own to solve the problem. But in the end, your alternative to asking is for the work not to get done - and that is always worse.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
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In addition to Joe's excellent answer - here's an insight into your boss (I'm in a similar position to him with some junior developers):
It's all about balance - yes, your boss is busy on numerous jobs and responsibilities, but you are one of those responsibilities. Part of his role is to guide and assist you - hopefully, you will learn as you go, and you will be able to rely on him less in the future. That is why good organisations take on entry and junior level staff - to train them up (bad organisations take them on as cheap labour).
Even experienced senior staff need guidance from time to time - and at the end of the day, it is infinitely better for your boss to spend 5 minutes of his time pointing his staff in the right direction than for his staff to spend hours floundering under the guise of "research".
From what I can see in your post - I think you're getting the balance about right. You seem to be doing research on your own first, and then asking questions. Just don't spend too long "researching".
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
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I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
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You should ask your boss this question, except phrase slightly differently.
Sir, I was thinking recently about how often I ask you for help on my tasks. I am seeking to strike the correct balance between solving problems on my own (and thus learning how to help myself) and completing work swiftly enough (which sometimes necessitates asking for help). I wanted to know whether you think I am striking that balance properly, or if I ask you for help too often, and you'd prefer me to try to work things out for myself more?
It's very hard for us to tell you here, both because you can't really communicate to us how frequently you're asking questions (and what your firm's culture is like), nor can we read your boss's mind - he may like that you ask questions, or prefer you not to; unless he's told you to stop bothering him (or given you nonverbal clues), he probably doesn't mind - but again, asking him is the best way to find out. If you approach it as a career development type of question, it's really a very appropriate one and should reflect well on your own abilities (both of self reflection, and understanding the different issues at hand).
It's also hard to tell (both for us and for you!) what the expectations are for an intern at your firm. Some places give legitimate work to an intern that they need accomplished in a timely manner; some places are more figuring out how useful you are and how quick you learn, and are going to prefer you learn on your own more (but not entirely) because they don't have the time pressure for the work. I guess you're more doing legitimate work given your description of the firm (I can't imagine a 6 person firm having a non-working intern) but who knows.
Secondly, perhaps partly off topic but hopefully relevant, some tips for asking for help in a useful way that might lessen how often you ask for help.
- Make sure you're asking complete questions, not throwing four or five questions at him about one issue. As much as possible, fewer interactions with more content is better. This means you need to do more research before asking questions, but that's not a bad thing.
- In asking the question, provide all of the information you've obtained in researching it. In addition to showing that you're not just asking him every five seconds, it also gives him some information about how you research problems; you benefit more from learning better ways to research questions in your field rather than simply having your problems answered.
- If you find you are stuck in a particular section and it's a major area of your field, consider asking either for an hour or two overview of the section, or asking to go to an offsite training in the subject. Sometimes you are stuck because you're missing something fundamental. Imagine learning to multiply but not knowing how to do addition: you would be lost, and have to keep asking questions, until someone realized you were missing the basics.
If you're doing these things, you probably aren't bothering your boss too much - or at least you're hopefully showing your boss where you need more training.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
8,0322046
Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
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up vote
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You should ask your boss this question, except phrase slightly differently.
Sir, I was thinking recently about how often I ask you for help on my tasks. I am seeking to strike the correct balance between solving problems on my own (and thus learning how to help myself) and completing work swiftly enough (which sometimes necessitates asking for help). I wanted to know whether you think I am striking that balance properly, or if I ask you for help too often, and you'd prefer me to try to work things out for myself more?
It's very hard for us to tell you here, both because you can't really communicate to us how frequently you're asking questions (and what your firm's culture is like), nor can we read your boss's mind - he may like that you ask questions, or prefer you not to; unless he's told you to stop bothering him (or given you nonverbal clues), he probably doesn't mind - but again, asking him is the best way to find out. If you approach it as a career development type of question, it's really a very appropriate one and should reflect well on your own abilities (both of self reflection, and understanding the different issues at hand).
It's also hard to tell (both for us and for you!) what the expectations are for an intern at your firm. Some places give legitimate work to an intern that they need accomplished in a timely manner; some places are more figuring out how useful you are and how quick you learn, and are going to prefer you learn on your own more (but not entirely) because they don't have the time pressure for the work. I guess you're more doing legitimate work given your description of the firm (I can't imagine a 6 person firm having a non-working intern) but who knows.
Secondly, perhaps partly off topic but hopefully relevant, some tips for asking for help in a useful way that might lessen how often you ask for help.
- Make sure you're asking complete questions, not throwing four or five questions at him about one issue. As much as possible, fewer interactions with more content is better. This means you need to do more research before asking questions, but that's not a bad thing.
- In asking the question, provide all of the information you've obtained in researching it. In addition to showing that you're not just asking him every five seconds, it also gives him some information about how you research problems; you benefit more from learning better ways to research questions in your field rather than simply having your problems answered.
- If you find you are stuck in a particular section and it's a major area of your field, consider asking either for an hour or two overview of the section, or asking to go to an offsite training in the subject. Sometimes you are stuck because you're missing something fundamental. Imagine learning to multiply but not knowing how to do addition: you would be lost, and have to keep asking questions, until someone realized you were missing the basics.
If you're doing these things, you probably aren't bothering your boss too much - or at least you're hopefully showing your boss where you need more training.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
8,0322046
Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
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up vote
2
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You should ask your boss this question, except phrase slightly differently.
Sir, I was thinking recently about how often I ask you for help on my tasks. I am seeking to strike the correct balance between solving problems on my own (and thus learning how to help myself) and completing work swiftly enough (which sometimes necessitates asking for help). I wanted to know whether you think I am striking that balance properly, or if I ask you for help too often, and you'd prefer me to try to work things out for myself more?
It's very hard for us to tell you here, both because you can't really communicate to us how frequently you're asking questions (and what your firm's culture is like), nor can we read your boss's mind - he may like that you ask questions, or prefer you not to; unless he's told you to stop bothering him (or given you nonverbal clues), he probably doesn't mind - but again, asking him is the best way to find out. If you approach it as a career development type of question, it's really a very appropriate one and should reflect well on your own abilities (both of self reflection, and understanding the different issues at hand).
It's also hard to tell (both for us and for you!) what the expectations are for an intern at your firm. Some places give legitimate work to an intern that they need accomplished in a timely manner; some places are more figuring out how useful you are and how quick you learn, and are going to prefer you learn on your own more (but not entirely) because they don't have the time pressure for the work. I guess you're more doing legitimate work given your description of the firm (I can't imagine a 6 person firm having a non-working intern) but who knows.
Secondly, perhaps partly off topic but hopefully relevant, some tips for asking for help in a useful way that might lessen how often you ask for help.
- Make sure you're asking complete questions, not throwing four or five questions at him about one issue. As much as possible, fewer interactions with more content is better. This means you need to do more research before asking questions, but that's not a bad thing.
- In asking the question, provide all of the information you've obtained in researching it. In addition to showing that you're not just asking him every five seconds, it also gives him some information about how you research problems; you benefit more from learning better ways to research questions in your field rather than simply having your problems answered.
- If you find you are stuck in a particular section and it's a major area of your field, consider asking either for an hour or two overview of the section, or asking to go to an offsite training in the subject. Sometimes you are stuck because you're missing something fundamental. Imagine learning to multiply but not knowing how to do addition: you would be lost, and have to keep asking questions, until someone realized you were missing the basics.
If you're doing these things, you probably aren't bothering your boss too much - or at least you're hopefully showing your boss where you need more training.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
8,0322046
You should ask your boss this question, except phrase slightly differently.
Sir, I was thinking recently about how often I ask you for help on my tasks. I am seeking to strike the correct balance between solving problems on my own (and thus learning how to help myself) and completing work swiftly enough (which sometimes necessitates asking for help). I wanted to know whether you think I am striking that balance properly, or if I ask you for help too often, and you'd prefer me to try to work things out for myself more?
It's very hard for us to tell you here, both because you can't really communicate to us how frequently you're asking questions (and what your firm's culture is like), nor can we read your boss's mind - he may like that you ask questions, or prefer you not to; unless he's told you to stop bothering him (or given you nonverbal clues), he probably doesn't mind - but again, asking him is the best way to find out. If you approach it as a career development type of question, it's really a very appropriate one and should reflect well on your own abilities (both of self reflection, and understanding the different issues at hand).
It's also hard to tell (both for us and for you!) what the expectations are for an intern at your firm. Some places give legitimate work to an intern that they need accomplished in a timely manner; some places are more figuring out how useful you are and how quick you learn, and are going to prefer you learn on your own more (but not entirely) because they don't have the time pressure for the work. I guess you're more doing legitimate work given your description of the firm (I can't imagine a 6 person firm having a non-working intern) but who knows.
Secondly, perhaps partly off topic but hopefully relevant, some tips for asking for help in a useful way that might lessen how often you ask for help.
- Make sure you're asking complete questions, not throwing four or five questions at him about one issue. As much as possible, fewer interactions with more content is better. This means you need to do more research before asking questions, but that's not a bad thing.
- In asking the question, provide all of the information you've obtained in researching it. In addition to showing that you're not just asking him every five seconds, it also gives him some information about how you research problems; you benefit more from learning better ways to research questions in your field rather than simply having your problems answered.
- If you find you are stuck in a particular section and it's a major area of your field, consider asking either for an hour or two overview of the section, or asking to go to an offsite training in the subject. Sometimes you are stuck because you're missing something fundamental. Imagine learning to multiply but not knowing how to do addition: you would be lost, and have to keep asking questions, until someone realized you were missing the basics.
If you're doing these things, you probably aren't bothering your boss too much - or at least you're hopefully showing your boss where you need more training.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
8,0322046
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
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answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
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answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:21
Joe
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Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
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Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
Yeah I feel like I am doing quite a bit of those things to lessen the load. He does often respond with as little info as possible which I am not really sure how to respond to.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:31
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
but don't call your boss "sir" unless you are in the army...:-)
– Matt
Nov 4 '16 at 20:00
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
You should ask for as much help as you need. Sure, you should put an honest effort in to learn (or experiment) on your own to solve the problem. But in the end, your alternative to asking is for the work not to get done - and that is always worse.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
Telastyn
33.9k977120
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
You should ask for as much help as you need. Sure, you should put an honest effort in to learn (or experiment) on your own to solve the problem. But in the end, your alternative to asking is for the work not to get done - and that is always worse.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
Telastyn
33.9k977120
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You should ask for as much help as you need. Sure, you should put an honest effort in to learn (or experiment) on your own to solve the problem. But in the end, your alternative to asking is for the work not to get done - and that is always worse.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
Telastyn
33.9k977120
You should ask for as much help as you need. Sure, you should put an honest effort in to learn (or experiment) on your own to solve the problem. But in the end, your alternative to asking is for the work not to get done - and that is always worse.
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
Telastyn
33.9k977120
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
Telastyn
33.9k977120
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
Telastyn
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answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:07
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In addition to Joe's excellent answer - here's an insight into your boss (I'm in a similar position to him with some junior developers):
It's all about balance - yes, your boss is busy on numerous jobs and responsibilities, but you are one of those responsibilities. Part of his role is to guide and assist you - hopefully, you will learn as you go, and you will be able to rely on him less in the future. That is why good organisations take on entry and junior level staff - to train them up (bad organisations take them on as cheap labour).
Even experienced senior staff need guidance from time to time - and at the end of the day, it is infinitely better for your boss to spend 5 minutes of his time pointing his staff in the right direction than for his staff to spend hours floundering under the guise of "research".
From what I can see in your post - I think you're getting the balance about right. You seem to be doing research on your own first, and then asking questions. Just don't spend too long "researching".
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
16.3k63267
I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
In addition to Joe's excellent answer - here's an insight into your boss (I'm in a similar position to him with some junior developers):
It's all about balance - yes, your boss is busy on numerous jobs and responsibilities, but you are one of those responsibilities. Part of his role is to guide and assist you - hopefully, you will learn as you go, and you will be able to rely on him less in the future. That is why good organisations take on entry and junior level staff - to train them up (bad organisations take them on as cheap labour).
Even experienced senior staff need guidance from time to time - and at the end of the day, it is infinitely better for your boss to spend 5 minutes of his time pointing his staff in the right direction than for his staff to spend hours floundering under the guise of "research".
From what I can see in your post - I think you're getting the balance about right. You seem to be doing research on your own first, and then asking questions. Just don't spend too long "researching".
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
16.3k63267
I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
In addition to Joe's excellent answer - here's an insight into your boss (I'm in a similar position to him with some junior developers):
It's all about balance - yes, your boss is busy on numerous jobs and responsibilities, but you are one of those responsibilities. Part of his role is to guide and assist you - hopefully, you will learn as you go, and you will be able to rely on him less in the future. That is why good organisations take on entry and junior level staff - to train them up (bad organisations take them on as cheap labour).
Even experienced senior staff need guidance from time to time - and at the end of the day, it is infinitely better for your boss to spend 5 minutes of his time pointing his staff in the right direction than for his staff to spend hours floundering under the guise of "research".
From what I can see in your post - I think you're getting the balance about right. You seem to be doing research on your own first, and then asking questions. Just don't spend too long "researching".
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
16.3k63267
In addition to Joe's excellent answer - here's an insight into your boss (I'm in a similar position to him with some junior developers):
It's all about balance - yes, your boss is busy on numerous jobs and responsibilities, but you are one of those responsibilities. Part of his role is to guide and assist you - hopefully, you will learn as you go, and you will be able to rely on him less in the future. That is why good organisations take on entry and junior level staff - to train them up (bad organisations take them on as cheap labour).
Even experienced senior staff need guidance from time to time - and at the end of the day, it is infinitely better for your boss to spend 5 minutes of his time pointing his staff in the right direction than for his staff to spend hours floundering under the guise of "research".
From what I can see in your post - I think you're getting the balance about right. You seem to be doing research on your own first, and then asking questions. Just don't spend too long "researching".
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
16.3k63267
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
16.3k63267
answered Dec 4 '14 at 22:37
HorusKol
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HorusKol
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I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
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I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
I could definitely improve on the researching part. Actively taking those issues and applying what I know. I do tend to over research to cover things I MIGHT need to know.
– B.D.
Dec 5 '14 at 0:34
suggest improvements |Â
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