3 weeks till i'm made redundant - sudden boredom!

Doodoo

Redundancy looms in 3 weeks. Need a few suggestions on how to cope with the sudden boredom. Just got the first 6 seasons of 24 and was thinking of getting a dog. Any other ideas?

Chris P. Bacon

Ride the dog,that will keep you occupied for a while.

Cill Dara Abu

Here's a mad idea, look for another job?

OneArt

There's all sorts of things you could do!

Find a partner in crime and get up to hilarious and wacky adventures.

Put poison in the town's resevoir (but shh!)

Start a wine club.

Perform Satanic rituals.

Take up crafts!

livinsane

Learn a skill.
Join the library.
Maybe get into gardening/growing veg.
If you live in a town/village, see if they have a tidy towns group you could join.

magma69

Invest in some hand lotion.

LH Pathe

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Ride the dog,that will keep you occupied for a while.

lots of dog porn about, I do wonder

if you don't find work the boring aspect n are stuck without it.. I dunno what to say not enough hours In the day

AlmightyCushion

You can do my job for me, I won't pay you for it but at least you'll have something to do.

MagicMarker

Don't forget boxsets of The Wire, Oz, Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sons of Anarchy.

Also, start working on your porn collection, you'll need plenty of variety.

Temptamperu

MagicMarker wrote: »

Don't forget boxsets of The Wire, Oz, Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sons of Anarchy.

Also, start working on your porn collection, you'll need plenty of variety.

Sons of Anarchy gets real boring, REAL fast. the rest of the shows are great.

PucaMama

Doodoo wrote: »

Redundancy looms in 3 weeks. Need a few suggestions on how to cope with the sudden boredom. Just got the first 6 seasons of 24 and was thinking of getting a dog. Any other ideas?

i got a fish tank it would keep you busy

Agricola

Go to Penneys and buy some string vests. Work on growing a beer belly. If you're going to be a waster, might as well go the whole hog!

LH Pathe

MagicMarker wrote: »

Don't forget boxsets of The Wire, Oz, Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sons of Anarchy.

Also, start working on your porn collection, you'll need plenty of variety.

try telling me that tragic talker, I seem to go almost exclusively azian

Those shows are shìt btw. Latest yank melodrama crap, we would not make good housemate's I guarantee

squod

Take over the world OP. Or join my quest for a topless utopia.

I Heart Internet

If you are going to look for another job then you wanna do at least one thing that you can stand over in an interview and say "while I wasn't working I was actively....."

Other than that the world's your oyster. There's the musical instrument route (could be frustrating), volunteering, running.....you get the picture.

I was off for a few months a few years ago....you think "I'm gonna read all those books I never had time for" - you don't. I did plenty of walking into town though....that gets old too :-)

CreepingDeath

Apply for a boards moderator role.
They're all on the dole.

MagicMarker

On a serious note OP, you could learn a new language? I'm teaching myself Spanish, that's a great introduction to it, or there's other language options available.

Naturally I didn't pay, there's plenty of places online you'll get it.

emeraldstar

Job search?!

Flex

Battlestar Galactica. Great series

Gummy Panda

Temptamperu wrote: »

Sons of Anarchy gets real boring, REAL fast. the rest of the shows are great.

Yeah. When the show started involving Northern Ireland, I gave up. Load of ****

Mr Keek

spend some of you redundancy on gym membership. An investment to your health and sanity, it will give you something to get up and go out to.

Job search in the afternoon and relax in the evening

ToddyDoody

Or get into reading, fairly cheap and lasts for hours, there's daytime tv , cooking (treat yourself) and the immense joys of further education! To keep you busy..

silvine

F*ck the dog.

harrythehat

Oooh there's loads of stuff you could do

- travel [if it's financially viable]
- take up a new physical hobby like karate
- exercise your mind, write a blog, do sudoku
- follow up on a passion or dream you let go in the past
- make new friends

Immaculate Pasta

Start a soul band in the Northside of Dublin :cool:

mickrock

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

Here's a mad idea, look for another job?

No, don't look for another job.

Jobs are normally very boring affairs. You're now free of the drudgery so you'd might as well enjoy your freedom.

starlit

Look for another job or take a break for a while and catch up with your life, family, friends and hobbies.

tempura

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Start a soul band in the Northside of Dublin :cool:

Yes! do this, I am three weeks post redundancy myself, would be only to happy to be a backing singer for you.

mikemac

Seven series of The West Wing

Jesus Wept

Have intercourse with your dog, has anyone said that yet?

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Press ups and sit ups.

And buy some outdoor gear and get walking in the sticks and see some wildlife.
And develop a nice driking habit

JONJO THE MISER

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

Here's a mad idea, look for another job?

You be crazy.

donalg1

Doodoo wrote: »

Redundancy looms in 3 weeks. Need a few suggestions on how to cope with the sudden boredom. Just got the first 6 seasons of 24 and was thinking of getting a dog. Any other ideas?

Sorry to hear that tis a tough one. You must have a list if stuff you have wanted to do but haven't had time before why not try get it all done in your spare time.

I hope things work out for you though

Mr Keek

Have yourself an yer mate buy a chip van an set up business for Euro 2012!

Just don't bleed into the chips!

Stay positive too, redundancy has been made out to be worst than cancer the way the media goes on about it. It sucks I'd say, but something will turn up.

Carpenter

Buy a bike sell the car get fit for free seriously the best thing I bought in years is a good bike even a bad bike will work wonders with your mind if you use it as often as you can

policarp

Doodoo wrote: »

Redundancy looms in 3 weeks. Need a few suggestions on how to cope with the sudden boredom. Just got the first 6 seasons of 24 and was thinking of getting a dog. Any other ideas?

Sorry to hear about your situation but the dog bit limits your chances of further employment. . .IMO. . .

Dionysus

Doodoo wrote: »

Redundancy looms in 3 weeks. Need a few suggestions on how to cope with the sudden boredom. Just got the first 6 seasons of 24 and was thinking of getting a dog. Any other ideas?

Agree very much with the learn a language/do a course advice. It's a good investment and language courses are generally superb in allowing you to meet cailini. Also the exercise/sport advice is obviously solid. If you join the local GAA side you might be able to network while getting exercise. Hillwalking clubs and gyms are good for meeting de burds. Either way, keep yourself physically active as that serotonin is essential to your mood.

Kojak

Maybe the OP could set up a farm where he grows his own vegetables and prunes.

Could sell them at a farmers market or I think there is competitions for that kind of thing as well.

Either that or "get into" telly bingo....

Reamer Fanny

livinsane wrote: »

Learn a skill.
Join the library.
Maybe get into gardening/growing veg.
If you live in a town/village, see if they have a tidy towns group you could join.

Seriously?!