I am a business person who cannot talk to fresh persons about equipment for their job, however if I am allowed to do, I will say,

"Don't make you a business person who say "What should I do next?" easily"

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To be more precise, I think that it is better for you to talk to your boss as follow.

"I don't know how to do about this task, howeve, I tired to do the following three A,B,C

"I have done A method. The report is attached in this mail"

"I have thought B and C methods too, but I could not come to think how to start them"

"I may be missing the point of all (1) through (3). I would appreciate it if you could help me with this"

These four phrases are important.

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"What should I do next?"-- is the easiest way easy for you, but the hardest wasy for your boss.

In the above four phrases, you might have the worst hard time, and might be in vain. However your boss is ready to "choose" or "modify" the answers you already prepare for them.

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Let's put them more simply.

Would you have your boss take a test where he or she has to compose an English essay?

Or do you want your boss to take a mark-sheet test?

Which do you think is easier for your boss?

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I think my subordinates who make it easy for me are prettier.

The subordinate who tries to think and solve the problem on their own is cute.

In front of this "cuteness," attributes such as looks, gender, age, etc. are nothing.