Douchebag Executive answer: yes, it's cheating because you should be asking your boss for more work. That's what a good corporate citizen does. He says, "I'm do

Douchebag Executive answer: yes, it's cheating because you should be asking your boss for more work. That's what a good corporate citizen does. He says, "I'm done, give me more." (In reality, this doesn't graduate you to better work. Unless your boss is personally interested in your advancement, it just gets you assigned more of the same grunt work.) My personal answer: no, not cheating at all. Is your boss looking out for your career? Are you his or her protege? If you don't have a mentor, then you are your mentor and you have the ethical right to manage your career as you see fit. Keep learning and carry on.