>Inappropriate, because you can see further down the line at what would be more important or impactful rather than this task you've been handed, as mindless as

>Inappropriate, because you can see further down the line at what would be more important or impactful rather than this task you've been handed, as mindless as another sheet of multiplication problems of decades prior. This is where it's easy to get into trouble. You can either accept the task, which leaves you unfulfilled (and eventually burned out), or you can question the usefulness of the task, which superiors often view as insubordination or otherwise threatening. It seems like working for yourself is the only way out of this, except perhaps working on a particularly well-managed team.