Hey everyone,
I work in the tech field and have a problem that I know might seem like a great thing from the outside, but it's genuinely bothering me. I don't have enough work to fill my day. My official hours are from 8 to 5, but I usually only do real, productive work for two or three hours at most. The rest of the time, I'm literally sitting around doing nothing.
Don't get me wrong, the salary is good and the job is fully remote, so on paper, it seems like an amazing opportunity. But honestly, the idea of staring at the screen with nothing to do for more than 5 hours every day is starting to drive me crazy.
And this isn't a new thing. It happened at my last job, and the two before that as well. So that's four different companies so far. I've worked as a systems admin, for a period in project management, and now I'm in a more specialized tech role, and the pattern never changes.
Since this has happened at several companies and in different roles, I've started to ask myself if maybe the problem is me. Is this normal in the field? Are other people just good at looking busy or are they okay with all this free time? That's why I wanted to ask you all here: how many hours do you work in your day?