Working On Another Project
You don't necessarily hate your job, but you’re kind of bored. Your day-to-day responsibilities have become second nature, and you no longer feel like you’re being challenged.
Then an idea smacks you in the face. Someone on the sales team is working on a new assignment you’d love to get your hands on. Or, you’ve been dying to start a company blog and no one’s taken the initiative.
Surely your boss would let you take on an outside project if it was for the good of the company? Here’s what you need to know to get them to say yes.
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Want to do something new and exciting at the office but confused on how to approach your Boss?
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