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what can I do at my workplace during downtime? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by ricesoup@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36157102

my future job involves taking labor samples from point a to point b in a huge university campus involving several buildings and there is a ton of downtime: I often see my future coworkers playing on their phones, buying coffee several times a day, talking or smoking out of boredom.

There are moments when every laboratory wants you at once but even then they take it easy and a person cannot be at two places at the same time.

I don't know if it's really going to be this relaxed but it really looks so.

I was thinking loading my smartphone with books, find a quiet place and read, learn something.

Instead of smoking I could stretch and do some easy pilates and yoga.

there's always going several times to the toilet to have a seat and relax with nobody pestering you.

I don't reckon I could study something for college, write a book or poetry or learn a foreign language, as I couldn't concentrate.

what do you do in your downtime when you're lucky enough not to have a supervisor micromanaging you?

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[–] the_abecedarian@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

Your suggestions are good! With that much time, you can do things that interest you and things that might be useful to you.

Learning about finances (if you haven't already) might help you plan your future. Learning about subjects that interest you will be fun. Take out library books. Maybe take time to draw or take photos, knit, something creative?