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Discussion on: "Waiting times" at work.

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Rudolf Olah • Edited

That's usually referred to as "slack time" and you're lucky to find yourself in that situation.

If you're working at a consultancy or freelancing company, that could mean you're "on the bench" which isn't always so good because that means no billable hours. If it's a regular software dev shop, then you've got salary and they expect you to provide 1.5x to 2x (minimum) value for the salary.

I would recommend checking out Safari Books Online (accessible with a $250/year subscription to ACM) or LinkedIn Learning. Learn an additional skill that complements your current skills, such as backend/server coding or DevOps with Amazon Web Services or sales/presentation skills (always useful when trying to be persuasive and convincing in a corporate environment).

Essentially, you want to learn new things that will transfer over to other jobs as well.