u/bigbootyjoody7

I (f24) WFH full time. My job is very boring, slow, and there’s not much to do during the day. I do crafts, exercise and watch Youtube all day to stay sane. It pays very well for my area and I get all my work done in the first 2 hours of the day. Before this I worked in person and enjoyed interacting with my colleagues and clients. Now, I’ve worked here almost 6 months and am very bored and lonely. I can go days without physically speaking to anyone. Just sending emails and texting on Teams. By no means am I an extroverted social butterfly, however I am missing the coworker socializing part of things.

I am planning to apply for school but missed the deadline for August so I have a whole year until I would start school if I were to get in.
Because my job provides tuition reimbursement, pays well, and because it is so easy, i feel like it would be a bad idea to quit all together.

In the meantime, I thought I could look into things to do after work hours. Volunteer stuff typically happens during work hours. My friend told me her favorite low-key bar is looking for someone. I have quite a bit of experience bartending from college so I thought why not apply?
Do any of you do bartending or waitressing on the side? How bad of an idea is this?

This is my (f24) first wfh position and while I enjoy many aspects, there are some downfalls.
When I landed this job, I thought it would be much more difficult. They made it sound so intricate and complicated and I really wanted a challenge. They also said it was hybrid so I was surprised when they said it’s fully remote during the interview. I was mainly looking for a job where I would have coworkers since my last job I had few since I was the only one who worked that department. This job came with a raise at about 25k more than my last position. It’s hard to find jobs in this area that pay enough so this was an opportunity I really couldn’t pass up.

After going through training and building a client list, I find myself with nothing to do. I’ve tried staying busy playing my favorite games, watching YouTube and even doing home exercises. I also go for long walks on my break.
Most of my coworkers are older so I’m believe it takes them much longer to do their documentations while I can get it done in minutes. A couple of the younger coworkers seem to also drop hits they don’t have a heavy work load. One admits they spend several days a week out of town at their significant other’s house. (The job requires you to be in the area to occasionally visit clients).

I thought I would have more interactions with coworkers and clients. We all live in the same area but we hardly talk on teams outside of asking questions about the systems we use. I’m required to meet clients in person every so often but I thought it would be more frequent. I don’t see any way to build meaningful connections with either of them.

My friends typically don’t like to hang out on weekdays. But even if they ask, at the end of the day my brain kinda feels all mushy and tired for some reason. At the same time I feel very lonely. I go all day without talking to a single person and can go all day without speaking a word to anyone. I hate to complain to friends because their jobs seem so hard while mine is too easy and I get paid well. I’ve had a very hard life and at times worked 3 jobs and put myself through college and really worked hard for a job that pays well. I fear the pendulum has swung too far. My brain is not being challenged and my cortisol levels have bottomed out.

What can I do during the work week to enrich myself? Are your jobs as slow as mine is?

Looking for a new nail salon. Prices seem to have gone up so much in the last few years. I paid $80 for a full set, one color, and short length the other day. Then a different place charged $60 for a basic gel pedicure. Other areas charge a lot less but I don’t want to have to drive an hour. Maybe there is a place that does some sort of bundle. Let me know your recommendations! Thank you.