To want to go home early as no work?

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New ish job. No IT yet as they are useless. Nothing to do.

I’m just sitting alone in my office playing on my phone. Most other people have already left. AIBU to go home and study for my (work related) qualification?

I am SO bored. Been here over 4 hours just doing nothing. I’ve read any related files and folders that I can find. Should I just sit here until around 4pm doing nothing so that I can say that I was at my desk all day?

I don't know. As it's a new job, I'd probably stick around. Are you fairly senior? Then I think you could make the decision to go

Have you asked someone? I wouldn’t sit around playing on my phone!

. Seems crazy to sit there with nothing to do, but I'd speak to your manager before leaving

Can you not do the work related study in the office?

Could you study for your qualification at your desk until it's your finish time? Has your boss said you can leave? If you're allowed to leave then I'd definitely go but if nobody has officially said you can I personally would stay and see if there was anything at all productive that I could do for an hour or two.

Ask boss/anyone a bit senior to suggest something you could do?

They might tell you to go home.

I’m classed as “middle management” in a professional job.

There are no time sheets or anything like that. It’s a very military environment so most people leave at lunch time on a Friday. I’m meant to do 37.5 hours a week. So in theory I’ve been sitting here for that number of hours but not actually doing any work!

Have you asked others if they need help

Has your line manager gone home too?

My qualification is online - no IT access at all.

The person I’ve been shadowing is meant to be full time but is never here and gets away working from home a lot. When they are here their attitude is very much one of shrugging and saying I can go home and study or do whatever.

My manager is seldom here either and I’ve seen them for 5 minutes in the past few weeks!

I’ve chased up my IT access again today but again, more shrugging and it will take a few days more.

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I'd go home then 😊

I am in a similar position, started a new job recently and on a lot of days have absolutely bugger all to do (hence why I'm on MN). My manager is aware of this. So I sit at my desk on the internet, looking busy, not bothering anyone, and answering emails when they come in.

Some days I have done less than an hour's work.

It's very draining.

I would ask if you could leave for the day.

I feel awkward as I don’t want to be seen as skiving off early when I’m new to the role. So is it better I just sit here quietly? Nobody can see my on my phone as I have my own room!

I might get DH to bring me cake!

I would go. It doesn't sound like there are that many people around to even notice!

So can you find someone/anyone a bit more senior and ask what to do, or suggest working on your qualification from home?

I wouldn’t just leave without mentioning it to someone senior, with you being so new and all.

If you’re middle management, are the people you’re middle managing still around?

Beginning to wish I hadn’t accepted the job now!

maybe if you ask to leave early and explain why that might shove a rocket up their arse?

I think I'd hang on til about 4 ish and then slip off. In the meantime just have a relaxing afternoon mumsnetting etc.

I think there’s a couple of people around of a similar ilk but I can’t really see as it’s a very long corridor with little offices.

I don’t have any line management responsibility. Well I kind of do but it’s complicated and they come and go as they please due to the nature of the environment.

How far from home are you? Could you get your study stuff and come back to the office?

can you access the online study materials through the person who's job your are shadowing computer, or someone else who is leaving? just say while waiting for it can I use your office etc, id certainly try to be seen to be far more proactive and not dashing out the door early on a Friday. zaat least if you ask the person they might say no go home and do it there.

Intrigued about what your job is, OP.

I'd email line manager and explain that your IT access is still unresolved so you have decided to go home and study. Tell them you'll be contactable by phone and your personal email. Although you dont want either of these to be given to anyone else.

I'm thinking of doing the same.

It's my last day before Mat leave and I've finished the jobs I needed to do and basically hanging around incase they think of something they need. I'm not starting new projects so it's fresh for my cover on Monday.

Email line manager about no IT?