I work an office job that pays well and gives me a lot of responsibility. I'm the regional IT manager for a company that has a half a dozen offices around my state. Despite that I find I have very little to do. The work I have comes extremely easy for me. I'm able to plan and deploy projects in very little time and complete my day to day responsibilities of resolving issues and general system maintenance very quickly. I probably do 6 or so hours of actual work a week. And I go above and beyond, there's not been a single complaint on my performance, and everyone holds me in high regard. I'm not sure if it's because I'm good at the job or if it's just an easy job. My job lets me have one remote day a week, but for the rest of the week I have to be at the office in my cubicle. I've found that I have great boredom when I'm at work and this has led to idleness that is leading to sin. I'm finding myself spending most of my spare time on chatting sites just to pass the time, but a lot of these chat sites are sexually charged and have become a stumbling block.
I've attempted to give myself things to do but there's only so much I can do. This has happened in my previous jobs to some degree but I was able to bring books in and read them. I can't do that here as I sit in a shared cubicle and people walk by a lot and can look in. I've resorted to going to grad school to pursue a masters degree in IT just so I can have something to do at work. The IT industry is arguably a trade so experience matters more than a degree would, but I'm just trying to fill my time. Even with doing the degree at an accelerated space I still have to plan to procrastinate my homework because if I don't, I'll get all of the weeks work done for it by the end of the day Wednesday or on Thursday of each week leaving my bored and idle and tempted to sin for the rest of the week. While this helps somewhat, I'll be done the degree in February and the problem will get worse again. I have also considered reading the bible on my phone, which while doesn't look as bad as reading a book, can't be done for long periods of time.
I kind of feel stuck. I don't know where to go or what to do. If I left the company it would be chaos for them as I'm the only one who knows how to do everything IT and technology related. I also rely on this job to support my family. I've considered changing my career but I wouldn't be able to support us with an entry level position. My impressions from prayer on this is that the Lord would have me stay where I am but that I need to find a way to overcome this boredom. Whether it be self control, or a change in mindset. Any prayer, advice, or encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
I've attempted to give myself things to do but there's only so much I can do. This has happened in my previous jobs to some degree but I was able to bring books in and read them. I can't do that here as I sit in a shared cubicle and people walk by a lot and can look in. I've resorted to going to grad school to pursue a masters degree in IT just so I can have something to do at work. The IT industry is arguably a trade so experience matters more than a degree would, but I'm just trying to fill my time. Even with doing the degree at an accelerated space I still have to plan to procrastinate my homework because if I don't, I'll get all of the weeks work done for it by the end of the day Wednesday or on Thursday of each week leaving my bored and idle and tempted to sin for the rest of the week. While this helps somewhat, I'll be done the degree in February and the problem will get worse again. I have also considered reading the bible on my phone, which while doesn't look as bad as reading a book, can't be done for long periods of time.
I kind of feel stuck. I don't know where to go or what to do. If I left the company it would be chaos for them as I'm the only one who knows how to do everything IT and technology related. I also rely on this job to support my family. I've considered changing my career but I wouldn't be able to support us with an entry level position. My impressions from prayer on this is that the Lord would have me stay where I am but that I need to find a way to overcome this boredom. Whether it be self control, or a change in mindset. Any prayer, advice, or encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
