Which would you rather?

[Anonymous]

Would you rather work at a job where you surfed the Internet most of the day because there is not much to do or would you rather work hard at a job in an area that interests you? Pay, commute and hours are equal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you rather work at a job where you surfed the Internet most of the day because there is not much to do or would you rather work hard at a job in an area that interests you? Pay, commute and hours are equal.

The latter. I need mental stimulation.

Source: That guy in the movie office space who just gets paid to do nothing and no one fires him? I did that for 9 months. When I tendered my resignation, HR actually thought I'd already left a year earlier. They thought I was just visiting the office. No one noticed I had just stopped coming to the office. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

The latter!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

I would have a hard time doing nothing all day and also because I have kids, I need to make sure I am away from them all day for a good reason, not to surf the internet. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of government employees like you, biding their time away, not really working and then when your work environment inevitably changes or is shaken up, you don't know what to do with yourself. If I were you, I would take the more interesting, challenging job. Believe it or not, time will fly by even faster when you are working in a subject area that you find interesting. Good luck with your decision!

[Anonymous]

but then how would you have time for DCUM during the day?

For me, it would depend on the stress level of the more "interesting" job and whether you would "leave" it at the office or have to bring it home.

I have one where I have to bring it home and though it is interesting, sometimes, I envy people who have no work stress.

[Anonymous]

I've read that there are 3 factors that primarily affect job satisfaction: 1) how much you are challenged; 2) how much autonomy you have; and 3) whether you feel you are compensated fairly for your work. Surfing the internet is fine in small doses but day after day it is mind numbing and I know it would seriously erode my self-esteem.

[Anonymous]

The latter. Did the former for 7 years. While it had its perks, was soul deadening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The latter. Did the former for 7 years. While it had its perks, was soul deadening.

Take the more interesting job - especially if the hours are the same. You'll feel better about yourself for actually doing somethign. "soul deadening" is a great way to describe it! I will have to use that. . .