Yes. It’s basically daycare for adults. Clock in, answer 3 emails, then scroll for 8 hours.
I work retail. Always plenty to do but I don’t anyway
It comes in dribs and drabs. It’s a pretty cushty, albeit soulless, way to make a living…
Yes. My advice is to develop an annoying quirk so people are far more likely to leave you alone.
Genuinely depends on the job. In my last role, I’d have a day with very little to do and then next day it would non-stop from 9 till 5:30
Shut up, man, you’ll blow our cover.
All the answers here agreeing with OP, and you guys complain when you’re being asked to come back to the office. 🤣 you do fuck all. I swear a good 80% of you do fuck all.
Yeah. Just hope your boss doesn’t find out you don’t do anything.
Yes
It’s normal at the start.
If you want to climb the greasy pole, start asking anyone who looks busy if you can help (the higher up the company they are, the better for your pole climbing).
If you’re happy with the pay you’re on, look busy keep your head down and coast.
Either way, office jobs take something from you if you do them long enough… lack of job satisfaction / the mind numbing office politics etc. The sedentary lifestyle alone takes a toll on your body over a long enough time span in terms of strength, general fitness and mobility vs manual jobs.
From someone that’s worked in office jobs for 20+ years… use it as a stepping stone, but if you have an option, don’t settle.
I leave my work to stack up on WFH days and then that keeps me busy on my 3 office days so I always have plenty to do and pass the time lol
I worked in a team of internationals. They all stated I was the hardest working British person they’d ever worked with. I didn’t think I did that much. They’d worked here for years in different jobs.
It’s not a meme
I get in at 8 and don’t stop till the moment I leave at 4.. even working through my lunch!
Uhm yeah when that happens you’re supposed to do something called acting – acting like you’re busy justifying your salary.
Show initiative find something to do
I have moments of crushing pressure and constant fatigue between seas of stretched out work
I wish my office job was like this
I’ve had office jobs with crazy unrealistic demands and office jobs where you can get away with doing sweet FA. Ironically I find the latter more stressful as I worry I’m not doing enough and will get found out”
Keep doing nothing and get paid for it….Living the life!
my mum told me once about the time she worked in an office. she quit after a week because she couldn’t bear to end up like everyone else in the office, where the most interesting part of their day was what they were having for lunch
When i first started my current job, I was very quiet and quite boring most of the time. Then I realised its because my boss gives newbies the easy stuff and over 2 years later my days are constantly busy.
Ive told every new hire to enjoy the quiet while it lasts, no matter how boring
You don’t have to work yourself to death. Enjoy getting paid whilst you better yourself by doing what makes you happy. It may be reading, studying for new qualifications, or just playing on your phone. What little you do there is still making some fat cat fatter, and ultimately that’s all they care about
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Yes. It’s basically daycare for adults. Clock in, answer 3 emails, then scroll for 8 hours.
I work retail. Always plenty to do but I don’t anyway
It comes in dribs and drabs. It’s a pretty cushty, albeit soulless, way to make a living…
Yes. My advice is to develop an annoying quirk so people are far more likely to leave you alone.
Genuinely depends on the job. In my last role, I’d have a day with very little to do and then next day it would non-stop from 9 till 5:30
Shut up, man, you’ll blow our cover.
All the answers here agreeing with OP, and you guys complain when you’re being asked to come back to the office. 🤣 you do fuck all. I swear a good 80% of you do fuck all.
Yeah. Just hope your boss doesn’t find out you don’t do anything.
Yes
It’s normal at the start.
If you want to climb the greasy pole, start asking anyone who looks busy if you can help (the higher up the company they are, the better for your pole climbing).
If you’re happy with the pay you’re on, look busy keep your head down and coast.
Either way, office jobs take something from you if you do them long enough… lack of job satisfaction / the mind numbing office politics etc. The sedentary lifestyle alone takes a toll on your body over a long enough time span in terms of strength, general fitness and mobility vs manual jobs.
From someone that’s worked in office jobs for 20+ years… use it as a stepping stone, but if you have an option, don’t settle.
I leave my work to stack up on WFH days and then that keeps me busy on my 3 office days so I always have plenty to do and pass the time lol
I worked in a team of internationals. They all stated I was the hardest working British person they’d ever worked with. I didn’t think I did that much. They’d worked here for years in different jobs.
It’s not a meme
I get in at 8 and don’t stop till the moment I leave at 4.. even working through my lunch!
Uhm yeah when that happens you’re supposed to do something called acting – acting like you’re busy justifying your salary.
Show initiative find something to do
I have moments of crushing pressure and constant fatigue between seas of stretched out work
I wish my office job was like this
I’ve had office jobs with crazy unrealistic demands and office jobs where you can get away with doing sweet FA. Ironically I find the latter more stressful as I worry I’m not doing enough and will get found out”
Keep doing nothing and get paid for it….Living the life!
my mum told me once about the time she worked in an office. she quit after a week because she couldn’t bear to end up like everyone else in the office, where the most interesting part of their day was what they were having for lunch
When i first started my current job, I was very quiet and quite boring most of the time. Then I realised its because my boss gives newbies the easy stuff and over 2 years later my days are constantly busy.
Ive told every new hire to enjoy the quiet while it lasts, no matter how boring
You don’t have to work yourself to death. Enjoy getting paid whilst you better yourself by doing what makes you happy. It may be reading, studying for new qualifications, or just playing on your phone. What little you do there is still making some fat cat fatter, and ultimately that’s all they care about
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