Bullish on DailyWorth…What to Do When You’re Bored at Your Job

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There’s nothing more soul-sucking than being chronically bored at your job.

After all, this is 40-plus hours of your week! That’s like watching three back-to-back full-season marathons of Netflix shows you hate — all while sitting in a desk chair and being unable to drink wine.

So what do you do?

There are little things you can do to help you cope. But it’s important not to favor them over moving up or moving on. Here are six proactive solutions when you’re bored at work.

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Jennifer Dziura founded GetBullish in the 2010s to provide a feminist take on careers, entrepreneurship, and boldly managing personal and professional relationships. Since then, the blog has spawned a gift store offering thousands of items, including hundreds designed by Jen herself. Jen studied philosophy at Dartmouth College, later received a masters degree in education, and is a former standup comedian and adult spelling bee host. She has spoken at Yale, Harvard, and many other universities and conferences and organized six Bullish Conferences. She lives in Brooklyn and writes from a planty corner of the GetBullish warehouse.