my future job involves taking labor samples from point a to point b in a huge university campus involving several buildings and there is a ton of downtime: I often see my future coworkers playing on their phones, buying coffee several times a day, talking or smoking out of boredom.
There are moments when every laboratory wants you at once but even then they take it easy and a person cannot be at two places at the same time.
I don’t know if it’s really going to be this relaxed but it really looks so.
I was thinking loading my smartphone with books, find a quiet place and read, learn something.
Instead of smoking I could stretch and do some easy pilates and yoga.
there’s always going several times to the toilet to have a seat and relax with nobody pestering you.
I don’t reckon I could study something for college, write a book or poetry or learn a foreign language, as I couldn’t concentrate.
what do you do in your downtime when you’re lucky enough not to have a supervisor micromanaging you?
I’m a fan of audiobooks, but it’s the same basic concept. I host an Audiobookshelf instance, so I always have something fresh to listen to if I finish my current book.
It’s nice because you can listen while doing menial tasks. It keeps you entertained, even while being productive. As long as you don’t actually need to interact with anyone, you’re fine.