Work in Progress is a column about finding your way in the working world. Have a question for Rainesford Stauffer? Send it to TVworkinprogress@gmail.com. I went from a highly stressful job to a very ...

Workplace boredom is a common, stigmatized signal, not a flaw. It indicates a lack of challenge or meaning, often due to role underload or poor job design. Instead of quitting, view it as internal ...

Research shows that boredom is the emotion that people experience at work more than in any context—with serious consequences for engagement and productivity for individuals and organizations. We ...

Are you feeling bored at work these days? Workplace boredom can be as stressful and damaging as overwork—perhaps more so. Sometimes it creates embarrassing situations, as it did for Joel, a mid-level ...

I worked at a bank for years and loved the company, but my work often left me bored and uninspired. When I decided to quit, I journaled about what I wanted to do next and led with my strengths. I ...

Bored at work? We’ve all been there. Boredom is that experience of wanting to be occupied in a satisfying activity, yet somehow being unable to do so. And being busy is no antidote: You may be both ...

Baden, Katherine Connolly, Boris Groysberg, and Heather Poco. "Bored at Work? Learn to Manage It by Putting It to Work." Newsweek (September 16, 2022), 18–19.