[mpobrien]

If you ask an employee, "Are you bored?" there's a good chance they are going to lie to you, unless you have a strong enough relationship.

[mechanical_fish]

They may lie to you, but they will also hear you ask the question.

[lojack]

I think that's why he suggests digging deeper until they are making eye contact.

[silverbax88]

Ha! Good luck with this. Seasoned employees know how to pretend to like a job, right up until they put in their notice.

[brown9-2]

But those people aren't really savable anyway, are they?

If you've grown bored and decided that you aren't going to attempt to communicate that in any way to your employer, or do anything to change that boredom, you've already decided that you are on your way out, even if you haven't admitted to yourself.