I’m currently in a two day period where I have zero work while we wait for client feedback.

I shouldn’t feel weird about not going into the office. There is no reason to go in. And it’s dumb to commute 40 minutes to just sit around and then leave early.

Yet I still feel like I’m being watched by the holding company overlords.

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Are you sure you’re not sick? I’d definitely be.

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Nah, enjoy your day.

The downtime is a huge perk of this job. Your agency knows what’s on your plate, they’d give you more work if it needed to without hesitating.

Take it from a former workhorse, keeping yourself super busy will not stop any agency from laying you off. If you want to lay-off proof yourself, at most agencies your best bet is kissing ass up the ladder.

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Think of it as “using your in-person time effectively and for true collaboration.”

If all you’re gonna do is shoot the shit and twiddle your thumbs, you might as well get some laundry done too.

Go on LinkedIn Learning and brush up your skills.

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