Don't know what to do about job

[foxyhound]

Feeling very disillusioned. Began my new job 6 months ago in a great organisation. Lots of scope to travel, attend events, meet exciting people. But my job was a new post and I don't think anyone has fully thought about the day to day logistics and workload. Basically there is none. I can usually get my work finished by lunchtime on a Monday and am sat bored for the rest of the week.

My boss is lazy and has never even bothered to give me a proper induction. I've spoken to him about my workload, or lack of, but seemingly he's happier for me to sit doing nothing than he is to bother finding anything else to do.

I'm torn because the organisation is good with lots of benefits and incentives but day to day it's so boring. Do I give it a bit longer to see if things change or any other positions open or cut my losses now?

Can you go to someone other than your boss about your workload? That sounds really demoralising. I had a job like this once and I was told to bring a book in to read during quiet moments, which was literally all day after I’d done about 20 mins of work. I lasted six weeks. It does nothing for your self esteem. Especially if you have to sit idle in an office all day, what a waste of your life. At least if you’re WFH you can do other stuff, but it’s still not great.

What level are you, OP? When I’ve gone into an organisation at a mid or senior level it’s been for me to define the scope of a new role. Being new, the person above me hasn’t always understood the remit or potential of the new role also so I couldn’t look to them to tell me what to do on a daily basis.

Regardless of level, sounds like you could perhaps turn his laziness to your advantage and shape the job to be what you want!

I'm not high level at all. It's an assistant post really but with a specific slant to it and now I know a bit about the work I can see it doesn't need a whole role dedicated to it. At all. I have explained I have scope to pick up more work but it doesn't happen.

The worst bit is being stuck in an office. If I have as wfh I would happily take the quiet bits and get stuff done but it's so boring being sat all day with nothing to do.

Could you ask to go part time and look at getting another part time role somewhere else to make up the difference financially, but also for your own sanity