The solution is to have a conversation with your manager about the work you want to take on, not to play word games where you pretend to take on a task but don’

The solution is to have a conversation with your manager about the work you want to take on, not to play word games where you pretend to take on a task but don’t do it. If you say you’ll review something or look into it, you still have to follow through on it. Using those phrases to dodge the work isn’t much different than failing to do the work. It will be noticed