After DeepMind’s cofounder was placed on leave for bullying, Google promoted him

Re:After DeepMind’s cofounder was placed on leave for bullyi... by aaron-santos on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:44PM (#28102549)

> without doing a deep dive and learning the field itself.

My response would be to ask about the employer's continuing education program. I could see myself taking a Russian studies program and get that report back in 2-3 years if tuition and time was 100% covered by the employer.

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Re:After DeepMind’s cofounder was placed on leave for bullyi... by beerandt on Saturday August 07, 2021 @09:32PM (#28103457)

This is the correct approach, if done properly.

If it really ends up being a useful task and not pointless, your boss should be willing to expend additional resources in addition to your time. You take it seriously, which requires additional resources if it's outside the scope of your job or knowledge.

And they should be happy to provide those resources if the task needs to be done.

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