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[quote=Anonymous]I just transferred to a new job in my organization that is extremely interesting but really only takes 4-5 hours of the 8 hour day. I was looking for a job that wouldn't take more than 40 hours a week, but never expected it to actually be boring. I am super productive and my boss says he's really pleased with how much I'm accomplishing, but I feel guilty and bored.

Here's a couple things I have started trying that seem to be working.

1- Totally agree with PP about scheduling projects into smaller time blocks and deciding the day before what to do tomorrow.

2- READ about your profession, field, colleagues, work, etc. You can learn a ton that might help you get a better job at your current employer, move to management, or just keep your brain stimulated. When I'm reading a report that references another report, I pull up the other report and see what that document says.

3- Use Google Alerts to search for news on your profession. It's like surfing the web but actually work related.

4- You can also research your competitors and see what they do.

5- Ask co-workers in different parts of your office or organization to tell you about their work. This can be in the form of a meeting, coffee, lunch, etc. Good way to improve your own professional knowledge while building contacts.

6- If you feel bored, guilty or dissatisfied, tell your boss that you are looking for more work. Even if s/he doesn't respond, you've flagged that you are willing to help out. If/when you decide this job isn't for you, it will be easier on everyone if they know why you were dissatisfied from the beginning.

7- Similarly, seek advice from mentors and peers in other parts of your firm/office about what else you can do to add value. If you don't know them well, probably best not to do this until after you've consulted with your boss. But for close personal friends/colleagues, this can be a great way to get new ideas and potentially build leads for moving to another job in their office.

Thanks to everyone who posted other tips!![/quote]

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