I work in a niche role in a very big company. My job is very well paid. My skills are vital but not called upon very often. I am bored. I need to be in work 3 days a week and I save up a lot of my work for then so I can look busy while in the office but on my wfh days I mostly just read my book. I need to be at my computer ready to answer queries so I cannot go to the allotment etc.
There are lots of similar roles offered advertised elsewhere just now which I’d be well suited to and could get quite easily but they’d be much more stressful and involve overtime and wouldn’t pay as well so I think I out to stay where I am. My colleagues are nice whereas that’s often not the case in my industry. So yes, smallest violin, nice problem to have etc etc.
My work is just to pay the bills. I have a VERY full and interesting life outside work.
My issue is that in doing not a lot on my wfh days I find myself becoming a bit of a procrastinator in my home life. I keep putting off little admin tasks / house keeping / exercise because they look like an effort, etc. I never used to be like this. I’d be gung ho, tackle jobs quickly and get on and I think it’s due to mentally lazing all of the working day.
Does anyone else do this? How can I snap out of this and get my motivation and drive back? Looking for tips.