No matter what the organization, or what the industry this holds true.
You will never be ‘considered’ smarter by your boss, then you are on the first day you’re hired.
Take advantage and change as much as you can, as fast as you can.
It only lasts as long as the next hire into your department.
Then you’re back to being the idiot.
winners write the history books.
so do new hires.
This reminds me of the maxim that the last person who left is blamed for everything until the next person leaves.