To have pretty much automated 90% of my job and pretend I'm very busy?

As long as its not directly breaching your contract could you do another job alongside? Maybe SE?
I know a few IT Consultants who do it, one has 3 jobs but hes a nutter who never sleeps

I think you should write a book and get it published.

Well done! I wish you could come work for us. we could do with automating some processes. You’ve put down some really hard work there setting things up and have a flare for creating efficiencies. I wouldn’t totally fess up but I’d say that you have created some automations and freed up some time and see if you could help another department ect..

There's a subreddit called r/overemployed.

There's lots of interesting stories about what people in your position get up to. Not saying you should do what they do of course.......

I think you're brilliant. Keep doing what you're doing. Sounds like a great life.

Possibly, I'd have a hunt around and see if there were any processes I could streamline for anyone else. Then I'd whip one of those out the bag every year or so as "I just spent a bit of extra time coding/programming/whatever this..." And become seen as such a brilliant data person they never want to lose you.

Think I would keep quiet for the time being at least. You should benefit from your smarter way of working. If you confess they may let you go.

I think you should document what you have done and any potential fixes. That way if you do get bored they can still get benefit.

Personally, I wouldn’t be asking to WFH. Might draw attention that you don’t need to be onsite.

Also personally I would focus more on training. Don’t know when things may change. Also if you get pulled up on it at a later date much better to be doing training/personal development that say watching films etc.

Definitely don’t confess OP! It’s the dream. But to make it work more for you I would definitely request to WFH for a few days. Do your six hours work whilst in the office and then do what you like at home. Washing, house work, work out. You’d be mad to confess or leave.

Also this. But minus the data apprenticeship.

Could you teach me haha?! I’d love to have these kind of skills. Doing a data apprenticeship at the moment and finding it harrrrd work!

Sounds amazing

Don’t confess. No point doing more work than necessary especially when AI is gonna come for our jobs!

Crack on then. If they haven’t noticed that’s their problem.

I have this too. My predecessor was FT and made out that the job was so busy and stressful. It was stressful because she was embezzling £100k from the company.
She went to prison, I joined and revamped the department. I worked 3 days for the first few yrs and honestly not swamped then, I came from a high volume job to a low volume but more varied job. The owner wanted me FT despite there not being enough work as a "just in case" for reports and answering queries when needed.

During lockdown we all WFH, I decided to go FT because I didn't need a day at home to get on top of the chores anymore. I have streamlined and automated a lot of my role and have no more than 3hrs of work a day but being at home means I can get on with other stuff whilst still being on hand to answer queries when needed (very rarely). I think they'd let me go PT if I asked but they really like me on hand and contactable so are not bothered if I'm not busy (they aren't either) as long as the work is done to a high standard and on time, which it always is. We have a passive income business so not an active sales dept.

I struggle with not having enough to do at times but I try to enjoy the downtime that never had in other roles.

Echo work from home one or two days a week, and possibly take on a second part time wfh job on those days?!

Nice one! I'm the Power BI person at my place. Not sure if it's a great thing as everyone keeps coming to me to ask for reports to compile whilst I have my day job to do. So be warned!

Having said that, if you are a young professional definitely make use of the free time to skill up or take on something else (overemployed as they call it). Definitely helps if you WFH.
It also very much depends if you like your place of work and can see yourself moving up or if you are just using it as a stepping stone.

Either way, Good luck!

Can you make a version that works with SIMS?

(and then send it to me)

My advice would be:

-Ask to wfh, as much time as you can
-Get a privacy screen protector for when you're in the office (they help migraines but also mean no one can see what you're working on)
-Think about what you'd do if money was no object (start a business? Write a book?) and start doing that each day

Knock yourself out then 😉
Maybe quietly offer to help others with some of your spare time if you feel a bit guilty

I'd keep schtum for at least two years

More power to your elbow I say. But if you haven't already, you could spend a bit of time documenting what you've done. For when you eventually get so bored you leave.

Why would you go part time for , presumably, part time money when you can err be part time, as OP is, for full time money? Talk about shooting yourself in the foot

I didn't really grasp what you do OP - I know what all the words mean individually but not put together 😀

Just keep doing what you're doing and use the free time to do whatever else you fancy

Could you ask to do a compressed working week? 4 longer days on, 1 day off at same pay. With WFH 2 days a week!

Don't rock the boat but start moonlighting and take on extra contract work.