Passing the time on the notice period - what to do?
Discussion
I'm currently working the last week of my notice period and am due to leave the current company on Friday. Thing is, I have absolutely nothing to do, I'm really, really bored and I cannot understand why I even have to be here.
As I'm so bored, I'm wondering what to do to pass the time. I know this is naughty, but I was thinking of calling in sick for a few days, just to help. Other than that, I'm spending a lot of time on the internet.
Anything else I can get up to?
As mentioned above, I have absolutely nothing to do. Nothing to hand over to anyone, no projects to pass on. I'm not properly trained, so can't do the day to day stuff anyway.
My manager (who the team have a grievance with) keeps asking me what I'm doing today. I would like to tell him nothing, but end up saying stuff like tying up loose ends, blah, blah, blah. Maybe I should forward the vids I have of him asleep at his desk to the MD?
This week is going to drrrraaagggg!
Anyone else got up to much during their notice period?
As I'm so bored, I'm wondering what to do to pass the time. I know this is naughty, but I was thinking of calling in sick for a few days, just to help. Other than that, I'm spending a lot of time on the internet.
Anything else I can get up to?
As mentioned above, I have absolutely nothing to do. Nothing to hand over to anyone, no projects to pass on. I'm not properly trained, so can't do the day to day stuff anyway.
My manager (who the team have a grievance with) keeps asking me what I'm doing today. I would like to tell him nothing, but end up saying stuff like tying up loose ends, blah, blah, blah. Maybe I should forward the vids I have of him asleep at his desk to the MD?
This week is going to drrrraaagggg!
Anyone else got up to much during their notice period?
MKnight702 said:
People dream about having nothing to do at work. The reality is that days drag by and it's really boring. I've been in a temp role where I was busy for about 5 days per month, the rest I tried to fill as effectively as I could, but it was very difficult.
Exactly - there is a sweet spot where workload is concerned. Enough to make the day go quickly but not too much that you feel pressured / stressed.Any less than this and the days really drag
C0ffin D0dger said:
You're getting paid, if they can't find anything productive for you to do then don't sweat it, their loss. Just do what you can to leave on a good note, you might be calling on them for a reference in future so no point pissing anyone off.
It may be their loss, but it doesn't make the day go by any quicker.I'm currently sat here waiting for my visa for my next job to come through. Not really on a notice period as such, but about to finish a job. At present I don't know if the visa will come through in 2 weeks or 6! Kind of makes for a frustrating time as you just don't know where you are or how much to engage in stuff.
I know a guy who spent his full month's notice period writing a fantasy sex novel using his co-workers as subject material. He basically wrote a diary of all the daily goings on in the office around him and threw in a lot of imagination. He zz'ed the full publication to everyone in the organisation along with a polite goodbye note on his last day. It caused a fair bit of embarrassment/ribbing/hilarity for months afterwards.
I don't know how he managed to keep a straight face as he sat watching and writing about the people around him for weeks.
I don't know how he managed to keep a straight face as he sat watching and writing about the people around him for weeks.
MKnight702 said:
People dream about having nothing to do at work. The reality is that days drag by and it's really boring. I've been in a temp role where I was busy for about 5 days per month, the rest I tried to fill as effectively as I could, but it was very difficult.
It's one of the reasons I'm leaving. Well, that and the mental health issues being caused by a company that lets a terrible manager do as he pleases.Some would think doing nothing all day is great. However, when you have possess a brain that needs to be kept busy, you sort of rot away a bit.
C0ffin D0dger said:
You're getting paid, if they can't find anything productive for you to do then don't sweat it, their loss. Just do what you can to leave on a good note, you might be calling on them for a reference in future so no point pissing anyone off.
It's funny how it works one way, isn't it.I've had about ten months of a manager who is a bully (well, he has tried to bully me), is absolutely useless at what he does, is extremely disorganised, falls asleep in the office (constantly), breaks everything he touches (IT systems), is a compulsive liar and brings down the morale of everyone he speaks to.
Yet, despite the company doing nothing about him (even though we have a team grievance with him, plus multiple complain meetings), and it getting so bad I'm leaving, I still need to be nice to him to get a reference.
I know it's the way it is, but it baffles me that I have to be so nice, yet he can carry on being a proper moron.
brrapp said:
I know a guy who spent his full month's notice period writing a fantasy sex novel using his co-workers as subject material. He basically wrote a diary of all the daily goings on in the office around him and threw in a lot of imagination. He zz'ed the full publication to everyone in the organisation along with a polite goodbye note on his last day. It caused a fair bit of embarrassment/ribbing/hilarity for months afterwards.
I don't know how he managed to keep a straight face as he sat watching and writing about the people around him for weeks.
I don't know how he managed to keep a straight face as he sat watching and writing about the people around him for weeks.
That is great.
What skills would help you in future?
If e.g excel, theni'd talk to colleagues and find something that needs doing but they never had the time. Learn all your pivots vlookups drop down lists whatever, deliver a 2 week project to improve.
Spends the time benefittin you, whilst looking right to not burn bridges. Avoids boredom. What's not to like?
If e.g excel, theni'd talk to colleagues and find something that needs doing but they never had the time. Learn all your pivots vlookups drop down lists whatever, deliver a 2 week project to improve.
Spends the time benefittin you, whilst looking right to not burn bridges. Avoids boredom. What's not to like?
Would agree with above on finding a skill you can work on that would develop you. Plenty of online courses and YouTube !
Alternatively : http://www.pointlesssites.com
:-)
Alternatively : http://www.pointlesssites.com
:-)
elanfan said:
Or....if you want to watch the s
t hit the fan sign up to a new gmail account and send the videos to everyone including the immediate boss aswell as his boss. Might make the week pass quicker.
Ha ha - yes do this.t hit the fan sign up to a new gmail account and send the videos to everyone including the immediate boss aswell as his boss. Might make the week pass quicker.Of course the automatic assumption is that everyone will think it's you, having nothing to lose because you're leaving. So as soon as the email hits your work inbox start shouting your innocence and accuse someone else of sending it and trying to set you up. Or better still, set up the gmail account in the name of a workmate
And remember to keep us updated.
Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff