YET Speaking as an employer, there is zero downside in encouraging and funding motivated, inquisitive people with initiative and ambition. Do what they're paying you for and then ask if they'll pay you to do stuff that will make them more money. And don't lose sight of the fact that they went out of their way to bring a contrarian into the fold.The only real downside is that I won't be working on my ideas anymore,
This is really good advice, and I appreciate it. The people there know me well enough to know that I'm unafraid to say "yes", "no", or "I don't know", no matter what the prevailing consensus is. One of the things I loathe about my current bosses is that they want yes men. I've sort of become persona non grata around the department for steadfastly refusing to play that role, regardless of what their already published literature says. Yes men waste money. Yes men start wars. Yes men pass the buck. I really don't like yes men, but I like bosses who like yes men way less.And don't lose sight of the fact that they went out of their way to bring a contrarian into the fold.