do you like your job light?

Underemployment is usually a common problem during difficult or stagnant economy. Although it may seem nice at first to get paid while doing nothing, in the long run it is not sustainable. Sooner or later your boss might go bankrupt and you can become jobless. Even if your boss stay in business, lack of work can be damaging to you. First of all you become lazy and slow which makes you unable to compete with the dog-eat-dog world out there. I don't mind if the business is slow just occassionally because after all we also need breaks and not work all the time. It is when you have lack of work day in and day out that I become worried.

Being happy at work helps you to be a healthier person, you spend an awful amount of time at work and it will be worth it if you can find a job that you enjoy. When you are finding it harder everyday to be happy and enjoy your job, it is time to discover why it is so and find a solution. What determines if you will love and enjoy a job is what you value. Some aspects of job are more important to you than others. Finding out what you value will hold the key to having a happy time at work.

Well, I have not experienced any jobs that are very free or light. I have joined two companies, and they used to be quite free and not many business before I joined, but because the business was expanding, hence I was hired, and that's why I never got to enjoy the freedom. But to be frank, I don't really like a boring job, as I think I can't learn much and also I feel like it might be wasting time doing nothing there. I'd either try to learn something by myself, or leave for a better learning place.

work hard during young age for your old days. that's what i take for my motivational during work time.

nop my job is not light, beacuse i have lot of work pressure,

As long as your doing whats required of you than I don't see any problem with you enjoying the downtime at work most people don't have that luxury. I must say Im a bit jealous lol I wish I had a breather in my day. Maybe ask your boss if there are any other things you can do are contribute to so you can be an assest to the company incase they start laying people off. www.momave.com :)

I understand your situation.It is very hard to advi9se you because you and you only l know whether you really need this job or not.certainly there is a lax attitude.I feel you can enjoy it while it last.If your employer is paying you more the work you are doing what it matters you take yr check n enjoy.go with the flow because when u do get work u guys are doing over time which is unpaid.So it kind of settles down. What you are looking out for is a busy place...try to find one and if not try to love the slow pace.

Hi glorycam, Is it possible that your job isn't so light as it might seem to you now, just that you've gotten better at it in time, and now all the activities you have to do seem a breeze? If that is the case, you don't have the worry about becoming a slacker, just think how difficult it would be for the company to hire and train someone else to cover your position. Plus, if you say you're willing to do unpaid overtime, I think you're the kind of person who wants to get things done when needed, so there's no reason to feel bad when you're having a slow day. You might want to ask your boss to give you an additional challenge now and then; not too much, so he doesn't get the feeling that you have a lot of free time at work, just to get you involved in smaller projects where you might contribute with something new.

I had the same problem, I used to love my 'boring' job, but I finally realized that I was stuck in a rut. I started hating my job and dreading going to work, so finally I applied for a different position in my department and am so much happier now. The days fly by and I feel accomplished at the end of the day. You may want to look for another job where you can feel more like you are living up to your potential.