Change jobs. Do something meaningful so you can be proud of yourself.

Ugh... I am a fed and have been working 60 hour weeks. I need to get out of the role of actually doing the work and into management. I listen to my DH and he spends all day on the phone BSing. Does no real work whatsoever.

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Anonymous wrote:I make $214 K, fully from home, and whole days go by where I can essentially check emails (total of 15 minutes), then attend to hobbies and household chores. The difference is that when I do focus on work projects, I can complete them essentially on my own schedule and the work itself is incredibly rewarding and interesting. Like I’d be up for doing it even if I wasn’t getting paid. Guess I found my dream job. Yes, it’s Fed. No other details will be provided. 😁

Already outed yourself as FinReg.

DP here: I’m in FinReg but very senior, so in office 4-5 days per week. Too many meetings, but not doing difficult work. My hours are reasonable.

Anonymous wrote:I make $214 K, fully from home, and whole days go by where I can essentially check emails (total of 15 minutes), then attend to hobbies and household chores. The difference is that when I do focus on work projects, I can complete them essentially on my own schedule and the work itself is incredibly rewarding and interesting. Like I’d be up for doing it even if I wasn’t getting paid. Guess I found my dream job. Yes, it’s Fed. No other details will be provided. 😁

Already outed yourself as FinReg.

Are these program management roles?

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Anonymous wrote:Same here, OP. I’m upper $200s with a ridiculous 401K match. I literally have about 2 hours of work per day, and that’s pushing myself.

Where?

Where? Every major employer in this area.

The higher you go up the ladder, the less hard work you actually do. Sure, you might have stressful moments over the course of a year, but you’re not grinding out work at midnight like an associate at a law firm, a bank analysts, or a newly minted MBA.

You do meetings, review other people’s work product, approving/deny requests, answer emails, etc. But it’s not hard work. If anything, you’re in too many meetings where other people are presenting to you and seeking your feedback. Easy peasy - just ask smart questions, give feedback, and move things forward.

I’m in an awesome role where I have certain subject matter expertise, but don’t have direct reports to manage. I get to advise the c-level leadership, but don’t have to do the grunt work. It’s awesome.

Carve out your niche.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sooooooooo bored. I literally have nothing to do and am caught up on ALL my work early.

I have some middle managment role where I get to sit around and get paid. It sounds great on paper, but man it is so boring when you've got nothing to do. But hey, if they wanna pay me I ain't gonna complain.

Listen to the podcast "Hidden Brain" ep. "bull sht jbs" I think you'll gain some persective.

Anonymous wrote:Same here, OP. I’m upper $200s with a ridiculous 401K match. I literally have about 2 hours of work per day, and that’s pushing myself.

Where?

Same here, OP. I’m upper $200s with a ridiculous 401K match. I literally have about 2 hours of work per day, and that’s pushing myself.

Np, and this topic shocks me because I thought I was the only one. I started a new job recently, and I am bored out of my mind at 167k. I have been doing a lot of busy work, but honestly, I feel like a glorified secretary. I am going to start looking again, but I am trying to make it to the one-year mark before bailing.

Thank you for creating this post, op. Now, I don't feel so bad for feeling this way.

Find a new employer.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here

I'm an engineer. My role is as a 'group lead'. Basically, I serve as quality control over the work of engineers below me before their work gets sent to supervisory management.

My engineers on the team are very good after I've trained them a lot over the years. Workload is low right now, so there's not much to quality control, lol.

I'm sooooo bored. If there'sayoffa, sure I can get the axe. But at least I can put some management exp. ony resume right now.

Could you make more money if you applied yourself more ? Spearhead new projects? Do something above & beyond?

Meh, I did that before. Decided to ask for more work, take on more responsibility, etc. You know how much that moved the needle for performance reviews and bonuses? Zero.

I mean I still rate high overall for performance every year, but I learned to keep my mouth shut and never ask for more work. It doesn't get you anywhere and is never recognized.

Eventually I may look outside for a bigger promotion, but for now I'm booooooored.

If I'm a 50 year old woman will they hire me still entry level or have I missed the boat on this? I go into work every day. No big deal to me.

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Anonymous wrote:What are these jobs and are they hiring? Seriously, I have been looking for work for the last year and striking out. I would love one of these jobs.

Yes, all the time. They are corporate cog jobs. Look at the largest companies on the Forbes list and start applying for entry level from there. My company hires entry level at about 120K for grads. They have to go through a very rigorous program and graduate. Once they graduate the potential to land one of these role is high and pay goes up - but it’s a bit of a crap shoot. Some of the “teams” work 24/7 relentlessly. I’ve been on both types of teams. I actually prefer the teams with tons of work. There is lots of office team unity and good teams are like family a bit; but there are toxic ones to that work hard and stab everyone in the back. So, there’s a bit of everything. I think any huge company with high revenue will be like this.

What company starts at 120k? I've been working for 30 years and don't make that. I'm sure I can get a masters in whatever is needed.

So jealous. New teacher making $60k and I’m exhausted.