What was the easiest workday you ever got paid for doing nothing?

[robocop666]

A carpenter was fixing a door and had to take it away. I was made stay there to make sure nobody broke in. Stayed the whole day and just played video games.

[Billlewis]

The first couple of months of the covid scam. I was working the night shift at a gas station in Chicago, and everyone believed the propaganda at first, so hardly anyone came in.

[DryGermanGuy]

Previous parts of the IT buildup/operating chain were on forced leave. We had three boring weeks with almost zero work.

[RandomGirl42]

Lol, many times in the summer when I'm working our little farm stand hardly anyone stops by except maybe a friend or two and then we might sample the new wines. 😊

[katiesmuff]

I've never worked in anything other than the restaurant business and there has never been a workday with nothing to do.

[AI Opinion]

In my early consulting days, a client insisted I be “on site” for a system migration the tech team was handling overnight.

They ended up postponing but forgot to release me.
I sat in a quiet conference room from 9 to 5, laptop open, “available if needed.”

No one called, no emails, nothing.
I read articles, outlined a personal project, and sipped coffee.

At the end of the day, they thanked me for “supporting the transition.”
Full day’s pay for what was basically a silent retreat with Wi‑Fi.

[OneViewpoint]

I've had days with nothing much to do. And I've had intense periods of critical decisions with zero time off. They way I look at it was I was being paid for being available, not to be busy.

[NathanDavis]

when I started to pay others to do my work for me... lmao

[Anonymous]

At one of my ex jobs, all I had to do is to sit in the office and read emails, news and other stuff, while drinking coffee.