I've been "Doing nothing" at work for a couple of weeks now, and it's freaking me out. Yes, I have asked for tasking, but the guy in charge is ... I just don't know.

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black3r an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I love having no task assigned. Means I finally have time to do code maintenance. Upgrading dependencies, fixing bugs (there are always some), clearing TODOs left in code, improving performance, improving dev tooling or monitoring configuration, cleaning up unused code, improving documentation, ...

And the best part is that since it's not an assigned task, nobody is waiting for it, so I'm under zero pressure.

Sadly it doesn't happen that much as we're always pushing for more new features out.

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M95D 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Could you fix some bugs? Please?

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wiseowise 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why? The moment you touch the code you become responsible for it. Can't count how many times I fixed something on a goodwill and then became responsible for it.

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NoSalt 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The testers have the latest build, and have not reported any bugs. I don't even know if the project I am working on is even going to be funded after a few more months. I am just in this sort of limbo that really sucks.

	▲	hiq 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I would try to learn some new tech. Definitely not something you can do in a vacuum with no goal for months in a corporate setting, but e.g. learning more about a programming language you already use, or some libraries, some tooling, you can easily spend a few weeks. After that, yes it'd make sense to find something else.

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gib444 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

As someone who's been there and let their skills atrophy and had his career slide backwards...act on that freaking-you-out feeling sooner rather than later.