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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been in a new job since Jan and since Jan its been pretty slow. I keep asking my boss for more work and he usually has an excuse like "oh its been slow for me too", and I talk to his boss about getting more work. Sometimes I get a few small assignments and it keeps me busy, but I have usually it done a week later and back to asking for more work. My boss is also terrible- new at supervision, no clue how to manage people and never checks in or follows-up. I am midcareer Fed employee so I am wondering if this is how it is in federal agencies? I have started looking for other jobs and networking. Should I just suck it up and deal until something new comes along?[/quote]

Focus on the benefits. I bet no one freaks out if you need to leave early to pick your kids up, or acts like the world is going to end if you don't respond to midnight emails. Being bored isn't the worst thing in the world. I second pps advice to take some Coursera courses. You could also look into actual trainings or courses related to your job - sounds like it wouldn't be hard for you to spend a week in training this summer? [/quote]

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