Not enough work to do

getmore4less

Not clear what your places does(don't need to know just adapt the idea to fit).

I think there are quite a few things you do that perhaps the others don't want to do or won't do so that kind of keeps you safe.
(who does the work when you are on holiday)

I would look at what they do and see if there are things that you can take over rather than asking/waiting to do stuff.

if business is slow you want to be the one to stay and one of the others to take the hit. the more of their job you can do the better.

Do these people realy need to work late(eg US contact) or is it to look good.

Another option is that if you don't need to be in the office see if you can wangle a day working from home to cut down on travel costs.

With work from home there is the risk you become "available" even on the evenings you are office based.

Is it part of a bigger company any way to import work.

I still think that trying to broaden your skillset is the best allround option.
So find a task that needs some training.

Does all the job really need a finance degree

sofaspud1234

TrickyWicky wrote: »

No you don't! I've been out of work for 2 years (ok had a couple of temp jobs in there but I don't really count those).

I am so suprised to see you are out of work for so long, you are so so knowledgeable and helpful on this forum, good luck!

Jox

MoneySavingUser wrote: »

Why do you stay until 6.30? are those your contracted hours? if you don't have much to do why not go home early?

You could do 9.30-5.30 with half an hour lunch and still be doing 7.5 hours a day.

Hi, yes, I'm supposed to stay until 6.30pm, I hate to be a clock watching person but I am grabbing my bag to get out at 6.30pm, I feel bored out of mind, I have nothing to do after 2pm most days.

I may have to have a word with the boss about leaving earlier.

Jox

getmore4less wrote: »

Not clear what your places does(don't need to know just adapt the idea to fit).

I think there are quite a few things you do that perhaps the others don't want to do or won't do so that kind of keeps you safe.
(who does the work when you are on holiday)

I would look at what they do and see if there are things that you can take over rather than asking/waiting to do stuff.

if business is slow you want to be the one to stay and one of the others to take the hit. the more of their job you can do the better.

Do these people realy need to work late(eg US contact) or is it to look good.

Another option is that if you don't need to be in the office see if you can wangle a day working from home to cut down on travel costs.

With work from home there is the risk you become "available" even on the evenings you are office based.

Is it part of a bigger company any way to import work.

I still think that trying to broaden your skillset is the best allround option.
So find a task that needs some training.

Does all the job really need a finance degree

I am the only admin person there but there is a business centre for urgent admin duties while I'm on holiday, I don't take much holiday, the boss doesn't seem to care much for work / life balance, I wouldn't mind working hard and long hours if I had something to do.

I will investigate training to improve myself.

What the other guys do does require finance degree and Financial Services Authority authorisation which I don't have (and don't want to be honest - that may be part of my problem)

I like booking travel and meetings, organising events, finding solutions to problems. I may have to start job searching and applying for other jobs, not sure how I will explain having to leave the office if I have interviews, but will deal with that...

Takeaway_Addict

TrickyWicky wrote: »

No you don't! I've been out of work for 2 years (ok had a couple of temp jobs in there but I don't really count those).

Length in time doesn't dictate difficulty in getting a job.

morganedge

I'd swap jobs with you in a New York minute!
I work in a warehouse and work my butt off beyond belief doing manual labour. I'm expected to get all of my work done everyday and most days i'm so busy that I skip my lunch break and work at a frantic pace. I hate it.

As part of my job, I have to get paperwork signed by the guys in the offices, and all they do is surf the internet looking at youtube/facebook drinking coffee in their warm offices. I couldn't be more jealous.

I personally think you've got it MADE! You're getting paid for what I like to do in my free time!

dandelionclock30

I dont think you've got it made at all, its as bad having nothing to do as being rushed off your feet. The boredom can be hideous.
Like the others said you've got to get on a course/s.If the boss wont pay then it could be OU instead. Also be looking an applying for other jobs as I cant see you being able to go on like this forever.
Either the buisness will fold or you will leave as you wont be able to take it anymore. Money isnt everything and your life is worth more than this job offers you.

WolfSong2000

I had this problem when I started as an admin at an office...I just found stuff for myself to do. Management were so pleased with my initiative they took me on permanently. Sort of made a rod for my own back, though, as have gone from having nothing to do to being insanely busy! Marketing is an obvious area to look at....teach yourself marketing skills that you can then put to use promoting the company. As another poster mentioned, MailChimp is good for email campaigns - social networking is also a growing area....there's lots of info out there on the net. I've had to teach myself marketing skills on top of my workload, and it's definitely kept me busy!

getmore4less

Jox wrote: »

I don't take much holiday, the boss doesn't seem to care much for work / life balance, I wouldn't mind working hard and long hours if I had something to do.

Always take your holiday even if it means using it has 1/2 days.

There must be things you can do to use up 28 days minimum statutory days

Jox

morganedge wrote: »

I'd swap jobs with you in a New York minute!
I work in a warehouse and work my butt off beyond belief doing manual labour. I'm expected to get all of my work done everyday and most days i'm so busy that I skip my lunch break and work at a frantic pace. I hate it.

As part of my job, I have to get paperwork signed by the guys in the offices, and all they do is surf the internet looking at youtube/facebook drinking coffee in their warm offices. I couldn't be more jealous.

I personally think you've got it MADE! You're getting paid for what I like to do in my free time!

I am very lucky in lots of ways when I see how hard people work, but I want to work hard, I have done in the past, I worked in advertising with lots of clients and worked til 9pm most days.

Maybe you could look for an admin job yourself