Keep applying for other jobs. Seems like you have a lot of time Monday - Friday to be applying for jobs, do some interviews (maybe by Zoom? If you can't leave the office), etc.

I used to have to "sneak" apply for other jobs by doing it on my lunch hour, or coming into my current work late ("I have a flat tire!"). So take advantage of all of your free work time to apply for other jobs.

Be careful on that scam job today. I know the app called "Indeed" has job listings. Network around on LinkedIn. Which other places are you searching for jobs?

If it were me and I was seriously looking for a job, I’d keep my phone until I landed a new job. But that’s me.

A lot of companies screen applicants by phone first, to whittle down the applicants that they invite to formally interview with the hiring manager.

But I agree about scams. Anything that feels too quick and easy, to good to be true, requires investigating. I look into every company I have ever applied that is not a well known company. What happened with the recruiter you engaged?

I get that being bored at work gets weary. It makes me restless. For now, you could take the initiative and ask your boss if anyone needs help with anything. Or ask your coworkers if there is anything you can assist with. I don’t have a lot of down time at work but when I try to see if anyone needs help.

Otherwise, yeah just start applying. Or think about creating a LinkedIn profile with your experience. Companies sometimes will contact you about openings. Plus LinkedIn also lists job openings.

No sugar coating here .. looking for and finding a viable job with no phone contact is pretty much zilch.

You are not wrong. Unless someone can call via a different device, the phone is necessary.

Time passes entirely too slow and gives me entirely too much time to drive myself crazier when I am doing nothing. My human doing nature is to constantly do something. Anything. Nothing is the hardest thing you can ask me to do. Doing nothing is hard work.

The times people have been willing to pay me for doing nothing actually worked for me when the bosses let me bring in my own projects to work on. Language study was my personal fave. I've known other folks who have earned college degrees while getting paid for doing nothing. I know another lady who started an on-line jewelry business while she was getting paid to do nothing. Last I heard, around the turn of the millennium, her business was starting to turn a profit.

I have a friend who just told me that she doesn't have enough to do at her job.
She likes the organization but is bored. She gets any and everything that she needs to do done and then, if she has extra time and nobody is around she pays her bills, reads and shops on line.
I do understand how hard it can be no having enough to do. That might throw me into a tailspin. Is there a work project that you could work on? Decorate the office? If you really hate it, I agree that looking for another job is important, but use this time to network etc...Good Luck

Everyday I make it a point to walk into bosses office and ask her if she has anything for me and most everytime its NO. I have 2 calls lined up next week. I emailed the recruiter and asked her why she had not reached ba k out to me and she said the company is going thru a large changeover and she is waiting to bear from them...not very agressive.

Everyday I make it a point to walk into bosses office and ask her if she has anything for me and most everytime its NO. I have 2 calls lined up next week. I emailed the recruiter and asked her why she had not reached back out to me and she said the company is going thru a large changeover and she is waiting to bear from them...not very aggressive.

I hear you. I understand this place that you're in. I almost changed my job and then anxiety (more specifically Adjustment Disorder) made me self-sabotage. Part of the self sabotage was that I mourned the loss of my summer break, on top of other things, and all I've done this summer is think about the job and the people I let slip away. (Okay, so I've watched a lot of documentaries too and did some major cleaning, and spent time with family which is always a win, but still mourned.) I hope you find what you're looking for.