[jeffasinger]

I wouldn't ever want to work in a company, or run a company where it's unacceptable for an employee to say:

"Hey, the company would be a lot better off if I spent some time on X, instead of my usual responsibility Y."

[bennyg]

Exactly. A discussion between manager/employee needs to happen there. Either it's actually a good idea to do X and the employee can rationalize why or it's a better idea to do Y, and the manager can rationalize why.