Slow Day at Work

[pappasmom]

It is the beginning of summer and many managers are taking vacations.  It has been extremely slow at work.  I have (it seems) exhausted all ideas to stay busy, i.e., organizing my files, organizing my emails, typed all expense reports, etc.  I would love to hear how others stay busy and be productive during this situation.  Also, can you tell me if it is a bad thing to always have to ask my group I support for things to do.  Thank you and appreciate all of your comments!

[msmarieh]

If I have exhausted all options for work (i.e. asked around with my coworkers, looked on my own for projects, etc.) I have been known to use the time to prepare for certification exams. That way I am benefitting the company by increasing my skills.

I also look around for manuals to create for the office (i.e. a help desk manual, instructions on using features of the copier, etc.)