Is this normal. The last two admin. Assistant roles I have there has not been enough work to keep busy. I’m keeping my current job but have started looking for the next opportunity. When I’m at work I want to feel useful and 4 hours of down time is not the way to do that!

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I left a position in December because I finished a “full-days” work by 10:30am. Employer appreciated that I needed to feel fulfilled but I still feel a little weird leaving a position due to lack of work/purpose/challenge. Good luck with your search.

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Agreed it’s a huge conflict.. it’s better to look for a new position. I’m not allowed to get a part time anything it’s in my contract.

Do you work in office or remote?

Adding it to my list right now!

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Consider working for a law firm. There is never downtime EVER!

I would! In a heart beat!

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