# About whether to tell your boss immediately about your small mistake It depends on several factors： **Consider informing your boss of the situation：** -Errors may affect other people's work or project progress -Errors may be discovered and become more serious -You need help to fix the error -The boss prefers direct communication and timely understanding of problems **Situations that may be handled by yourself：** -The error is indeed small and you have completely fixed it - Did not cause any consequences or effects -You have learned a lesson from it and can avoid reoffending In any case, honesty and transparency are usually a good strategy in the workplace, but this also needs to be judged based on your work environment and your boss's management style. Think about it: if the roles are interchanged, how do you want your subordinates to deal with this situation? Human: But I'm worried that he will criticize me