Is anyone else at work but has nothing to do?

I want to be busy to stop me thinking! I've got a bit to do at the moment but don't feel like doing it. Working til 1pm christmas eve too.

<raises hand> Busy doing nothing. Actually using the school's internet to job hunt right now.

I work as a secretary and there is NOTHING for us to do at the moment, so I'm really bored so I'm busy surfing the net and making lots of tea. There really is no point to us being in.

I suspect I'm going to have a very productive couple of days, because I'm doing a hellishly boring cataloguing/timecoding job, and the fact that I've got the office to myself means that I won't be interrupted anything like as often as I was last week. Which isn't a complaint - believe me, I welcomed the interruptions!

Actually, this is a major reason why I've come in in the first place - most of my colleagues have taken today and tomorrow off, but I want to get this job off my back before Christmas, and this is my best chance.

I've been in since 7am and so far I've drunk coffee, eaten a sausage and left a shitty note for my colleague.

I'm so bored!

I have nothing to do but that is normal. For 2 months out of every 3 I sit here gazing into space.

I'm not very busy, finish at some point on Tuesday would like to make early doors, but normally just as we start to think about heading off the phone starts going and people want things yesterday!!

Needless to say my boss has just called in 'sick' ?

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But then I never have anything to do.

Am starting maternity leave on Christmas Eve so have been on wind-down mode for a while now ?

We need a good debate to keep us all awake.... any suggestions?

Not much occurring around here, we have hardly anybody in, my boss finished up for Christmas on Friday (back on 5th Jan) and we're open until 1 p.m Christmas Eve and Monday - Wed next week too.....i can see i'm going to have to seriously space the few jobs I have left to do out.

I'm not alone then!

I've just spent the last 5 minutes debating with eldest SD about why she should be King of England. ?

I've got lots to do, but I'm not doing it. I can't get motivated. There was so much Christmassy stuff on the TV and radio over the weekend, it was a real shock to wake up this morning and have to get up to come to work - I felt it should be Christmas already.

I'm in on my own at work, partly as an excuse not to have to travel to my parents for Christmas, and partly to get stuff done as it is quiet, and I like the time to be productive and get ready for the new year (but mainly becuase I've got no annual leave left!)

I am working from home today and tomorrow, but with the small amount of work I've been given, I could get done by lunchtime today if I wanted. Which is why I'm spreading it out by hitching!

Definitely think we need a good debate...

That's exactly how I felt this morning, after watching that comedy thing about Santa Clause competitions last night it really felt as thought i ought to have packed up work for Christmas by now....getting up and coming in this morning really sucked.

I'm working today and tomorrow. I start a new job on 5th so I have no motivation to do anything. I've been stuffing envelopes and once I've taken them to the post office I will have nothing to do. I fee. pretty lousy so I'm thinking of going home to bed.

<raises hand> me too!

I've done my daily jobs which took all of half an hr and I've opened the post

Currently talking about last nights Antiques Roadshow and eating crisps.

My boss is obviously in wind down mode afetr arriving to work wearing trainers!!

Roll on 12pm tomorrow when I finish until 5th Jan ?

I have lots to do but its Christmas and I don't want to! I am also busy doing photo calendars of the children as presents for relatives, and I have a LOT of Quality Street to eat by the end of the day ?

I'm not at work, but am supposed to be working at home. Instead I'm on here, procrastinating.

I'm in today and tomorrow and I've got nowt to do except the odd email here and there.

I'm currently making elves of all my colleagues here - https://www.jibjab.com/browse/holiday-ecards

I'm in work and really busy!

Not doing my usual work but trying to get rid of 13 years worth of acquired junk. We're moving to a different office in the first week of January with very little storage space. Our poor shreader is about to give up the ghost.

I'm a conveyancer. Got my one and only completion finished this morning at 10 am and have done my dictation. Just got back from lunch and will try and make the rest of my work last all day. Its been quiet for weeks although Friday was manic partly due to lack of staff.

Roll on 6pm its our xmas doo then we are in work in the morning until 1pm!!!! What's the point?

We are also in 29th, 30th and 31st but no-one else is open. Idiots that's what we are.

You could have some of my work?? am super busy and wondering how on earth I will get everything done and in a decent state before I leave the company at the end of the year.

I guess the difference is that I work for a Wintersports insurance broker so this is our main busy season at the min!

Well that wasted a few hours. I took the kids to the post office (woohoo) then we braved Primark Oxford Street (bigger woohoo) then even more brave we ventured into the Disney Store! I'm back at my desk, safe & sound, and the kids are eating some lunch.

Sadly I've got things to do but had to brave Oxford Street for lunch.

It's a jungle out there isn't it? H walked past the back of Selfridges earlier and said people are queuing to get in to the car park and it was causing chaos up that end.

I'm off on leave (use it or loose it before the end of the year) and know that I'll have too much to do when I go back tomorrow !

It is really busy Clare, I thought last week was bad enough!

I don't mind not having work to do as such, it's just the phone's aren't even ringing so there is a deathly silence looming over the office.

Not in work this year, but I remember that I was this time last year and had nothing to do. I had finished all of my work by 10am, including the mail which didn't go until 2pm. I was incredibly bored. I would have been even worse this year as they had banned the internet for personal use even during lunch. I think I would have had to take a book in.

Finish 12pm on Christmas eve, but strongly considering a bit of leave as there's only one other person off. Am just badly demotivated now, wanna be finished....... Plenty to do, just can't be @rsed lol

For the first year ever I am due to work all the days leading up to xmas and inbetween xmas and new year - it was very quiet this morning and I have the lurgy and feel awful so came home at 12.

I just want to feel better ...