Why this matters
You’re held responsible for your output.
You can’t make excuses after the fact.
Tell your boss now the resources you’re missing that you need in order to do the job well.
Tools
Is your laptop battery so bad that you have to keep it plugged in at all times? Does it come to a hault when you have more than a few tabs open in your browser?
There’s a project management app that would help your team operate more efficiently?
Tell your boss.
Permissions
Working in app where someone else controls the permissions and doesn’t have to accomodate your requests for the permissions you need to do your job efficiently is one of the biggest drags in any job.
If you don’t have access or permissions to efficiently do your job, your boss needs to hear it.
Training
Your boss owes you opportunities for you to learn and increase your skills.
Find a online resource for $20/month, or a book, that would help you learn and build mental models for how to do your job even better? Tell your boss.
There’s a workshop, class, conference you want to attend?
Tell your boss.
Show that you’re actively looking for how to be better at what you do.
On training, my recommendation is to first utilize free resources. From there, you can show your boss, “I’ve been using these free resources available to teach myself new things and improve my current skills. I’m coming across these paid resources that I think will help me even more.”
When to push back
Maybe your boss has to follow expense approvals and IT polices just like you do, but your boss owes you going to bat for you, being your advocate to get you the resources you need to do your job.