Get a second job, give that one 90% effort and retain the 10% effort on the current one. Not entirely serious. But I did read a story the other day that this has been going on during lockdown.
Seeking advice: Cush job without much learning
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#12If I were in your situation, I'd stay put because that's a very good place to be with small kids, and I'd stay sharp by doing either free online courses e:g MIT has a load of online comp sci, and/or , contribute to an open source project (obviously commit the code outside official work hours. ;) ) Might help if you ring fence X number of hours a week to learning time, to force yourself to focus
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#13Keep quite, get a second internet connection and spend the time upgrading skills and seking for your next step.
Also spend time with your kids, you only get one chance at that and it is very underrated.
Luck you.
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#14The answer hinges on the expectations that the company has from you. If you and/or your work somehow slipped through the cracks and you know this but you're keeping quiet and staying low while there's actual work to be done - stop and find the most tactful way to start doing some actual work. On the other hand, if the company is aware of how little work you're doing and they're happy to keep you on[1], in that case y…
Would echo this.
It is quite common in general for junior specialists in large orgs to have nothing to do for periods of time- weeks to months to quarters- in the hierarchy/project to which they are assigned.
Best to find ways to understand the larger and smaller scale business context in which those specialist roles exist. Whether it is ok, and how to move forward, is dependent on that business context and the expectations it brings of you/your team/area.
Gaining an understanding of those expectations in the absence of a direct flow of communication is a valuable skill in its own right, the acquisition of which takes care and discretion but will serve you well, both with advance notice of opportunities and warnings of detrimental changes.
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#15Enjoy it. Maybe come up with an idea that will help the company. Even if it doesn't get used, it's good practice and shows initiative. It also shows that you were doing something.
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#16#first world problems
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#17Being chronically under-stimulated (bored) can be very harmful to your wellbeing, just as being consistently over-stimulated (stressed) can be.
I would look for a change, for sure, be it in your current place or elsewhere; long term you simply can't go on indefinitely without a bit more "spark". Good luck!
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#18One thing to remember is that being busy is not equal to learning or moving a career forward. Lots of tech and data science jobs are people doing basically the same thing everyday. Or worse, you are forced to work on half-baked stuff you don't agree with and it's moving your mental health backwards. Don't assume that being busy equals moving your career or skills forward.
Especially in Data Science, it's easy to feel like the work you are doing isn't fancy enough to get your next job. But in reality, most people spend more time dealing with data issues and less time doing Deep Learning stuff.
With small kids, I'd just keep quiet and enjoy the ride until your youngest kid is old enough to be in daycare/school. As far as your work, is the work you have gotten something you thought was good? I only ask because for your next job, nobody is going to ask if you were busy all day. They are only going to ask to discuss one or two projects, so that's all you need.
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#19While lotta stuff you can learn by studying that you won’t learn on the job. Why not use your free time and go through some higher level CS stuff?
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#20If I were you I'd keep a low pace, 6h a day, helping the company and my direct coworkers/bosses/reports succeed however I can. The other time would be split between family and self improvement (not really coding, it may be health stuff) and community work or something spiritual.
Life is not only about work.