New job very boring but good perks, would you stay

[Ladiesleaveyourmenathome]

After a couple of years of 0 hours contracts, hourly pay and SSP I started a couple of weeks ago in a full-time salaried role. Came in at entry level, the perks are good, usual wfh, Flexi, and honestly very reasonable salary for what we're actually doing. Treated like adults and no micro management.
The problem is the actual role is unbelievably dull. A chimpanzee could do it, it is repetitive, basically reading a file, checking for a mistake, if no mistake, email it to someone else. Over and over again, that's it.
It's easy to follow, but there is no variety in the role. Whilst there are pay grades, there don't seem to be many progression opportunities.
I don't know how long I could do this, but I feel it'd be stupid to give up the perks of the role after being in unreliable employment for so long.
Just not sure what to do.

We do nothing else all day except for an occasional meeting.

Can you ask to be put on a project? Or see if there are improvements that can be made to the business processes and suggest yourself as the project lead for improvements?

Look for internal promotion

That's a good idea, I could ask
I will try, not sure how soon after starting they'd consider you?
Also feel like I'd have nothing to show, apart from my 1 job of reading a form and sending it to someone else.

OP,

I’d stick with it for now, with the following in mind:

• job hopping after short periods of time can look bad on ones CV / impact future employability
• as others have suggested. Look for an internal promotion. Speak to a manager and say, if available, you’d like to tackle more difficult work to get more experience and develop yourself
• get the experience! Even if it’s dull. Then dust off your CV after a year and try finding something with similar benefits but more interesting

all the best!

Um.

This is kind of the point of supply and demand....

• exciting, stimulating job: people queuing up to do it, no requirement to pay more/offer nice benefits to get people to do it

• boring or difficult but necessary job: better pay because fewer people can or want to do it

As an individual its up to you to choose what you value more. I personally value the financial security!

Thank you. It's a huge organisation but there just doesn't seem to be a lot of opportunity to move up despite what is sold on the job advertisement.
I admit it will not look good, though I'd likely leave it out of my CV.
I'll have a think about what to do.

Surely even though it's dull, it is a huge improvement on 0 hour contract jobs with no security.

What jobs would you be able to apply for if you left? Do you have the experience/qualifications needed for more interesting jobs? If so, get applying and see what else is out there. If not, you have fell quite lucky with getting a secure job, all be it boring, and you will need to have a think about your career going forward.

If career progression is important to you, I'd suggest sticking it out for as long as you can and if needs be, do some extra training/qualifications/volunteering in your own time to boost your job prospects going forward.

Don't just leave though, use it as a stepping stone and a back up plan to get you where you want to be. Sometimes we have to suck it up and do boring jobs temporarily to get where we want to be.

Could you just keep looking and applying for something that fits the bill? You could explain your short stint it that the job is not what you expected it to be. That’s completely reasonable. In the meantime put the radio/ podcast on and make the most of the flexibkes of working from
home x

To be honest... that actually sounds great to me. A job that pays fairly well at a decent company but requires no real effort is something I'd find quite pleasant. Appreciate that you don't feel the same though.

Do you work in an office or from home? If you work in an office, are people chatty? Or can you wear headphones and listen to podcasts or audiobooks or watch something on your phone while you're working? I used to have a regular admin task in my previous job that was very very dull but also time-consuming (it took the best part of a day) and I used to just whack my earbuds in and listen to audiobooks.

It would certainly be reasonable for you to continue to look for something else, but I would definitely advise trying to stick it out in the meantime rather than chucking away a decent salary and leaving a gap in your CV.