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?

my last appraisal was “very good” and I got a bonus so...it’s all about playing the game!

Awesome. You go girl!

What a waste of effort and money interviewing you.

why? Not everyone wants a career, I just want a job that I can do, enjoy, get on with my colleagues, isn't too much stress and, fundamentally, pays the bills.

ilovesooty - would you rather I live off benefits instead?

Due to the nature of the role and skills/qualfications needed, I was the only person they interviewed.

I'd go home. I've had this problem and have it right now, much of last 5 yrs . Keep pondering for useful things to do. I volunteer for all sorts in the office; sometimes get mild rebuke for it, most typically doing stuff well above my pay grade that my seniors should have volunteered for, but not regretting anything, yet.

me too - I have had about 3 emails today. All my work completed by 10am. My manager knows I have nothing to do (the work is very up and down here). I can't keep hassling her or expecting other people to have to look about drumming up work for me.

You wouldn't be entitled to benefits would you?

Perhaps I'm fortunate to have a job where I'm busy.
Having said that I actually deal with people - more capacity for reward I suppose.

I can't tell you how draining it is to pretend to by busy, it is much worse than actually being busy! This is now the second job on the trot I've had like this and in both cases it's down to a manager who doesn't have a handle on how much work the department has. I could easily put in a request to go down to 4 days a week - but then I'd lose the salary.

Hey ho, hopefully it'll pick up next week.

You’re not going back next week OP? You mean, you’ll see if they notice you’re not there -or you’re handing in your resignation?

(Also dying to know how much you earn but too polite to ask).

ilovesooty - you deal with people? shudder

PuppyMonkey - I was thinking about how long it would take them to notice that I wasn’t there - obviously I would let them know eventually so I wouldn’t be overpaid. Before I’m accused of fraud by some other posters I thought I would get that point in.

Staying at home working on the new novel and watching Netflix (and eating chocolate cake) sounds more appealing!

How much are you paid?

£100k with 500 days holiday and of course...my gold plated pension that will be worth millions.
😂

One of my worst jobs was in the civil service. We had to type a minimum amount which was counted and logged into a book at the end of each day.

Some typists found it difficult so cheated by typing a few items then clocking in just before the supervisor turned up (flexitime) and doing a few more after officially clocking out, but silly me couldn't bring myself to be dishonest. As it seemed like I was too slow for the job I was sacked which was a blessing in disguise. It was the clerical version of a sweat shop. They got through staff like billy-o.

It's so hard to find the perfect balance. Enough to do to be occupied but not so much that you have steam coming out of your ears.

I knew it would be Civil Service 🙄
While away the time reading This relevant Sherlock Holmes story and bring your laptop in on Monday.
though. There’s nothing more bone drainingly boring than being underemployed at work.

Do you mean you've quit your job by saying you're not going in next week?

I sympathise with you, I've had two of these kind of jobs and they are sole destroying. My current one was a bit like this. I went down a day a week and it's got better as the work pretty much fills up 4 days if I have a couple of leisurely starts.

I can't believe OP, in the civil service, is being paid so much to do nothing. And the non there manager.
Seriously, our taxes are paying for THIS? It's poor.

I worked in a job once where my direct manager was away a lot and as it was a huge office building nobody passed any heed that I had nothing to do. I brought magazines/books to work. It was pre internet access so couldn't even do a bit of online shopping. One day I resorted to looking up the phone book, picking out a random name and writing a letter to the person, reminiscing about the good old days at school - she's probably still wondering who that letter was from. I was beyond bored, had to clock in and out so couldn't leave too early. I'd build up flexi time for days off. It was actually painful. Op glad you got to go home and hope things pick up soon.

Have you not posted about this issue recently, is it not getting any better as you had a lot of advice?

I’m surprised there is a non job civil service job going at the moment. Everyone I know in the civil service is running round trying to sort out Brexit, working mega hours and are under huge amount of stress and pressure to deliver the impossible.

Tell them that as there's no IT you would like to work from home?

I’m not actually on 6 figures, I was joking. I wish I was though! Nor is my pension worth millions. I think the average CS pension is 6k a year?

I DO get 30 days annual leave as it increases every year depending on length of service. Plus bank hols and the Queen’s Birthday off.

I have had 5 roles in the CS and they have all, without fail, been bullshit jobs.

Why don't you apply for something in a different environment then?