I'm working a new role temporarily. It's great because I need the money, and it's a higher grade, but this means I can't do my usual role's work. Since I'm just auditing, I'm relying on what others do, and there are very few volumes. There are some days when I have literally nothing to do. This feels ridiculous to complain about, it sounds nice — I'm getting paid more to work less, and it would be, if I didn't have to stay inside the office all day.

It's been two weeks, and I've cleared out the backlog, read all the help centers I could find, created templates for my team, completed all mandatory trainings ahead of time. I've also done tons of research and documentation, a bunch of online courses, and I constantly ask my manager for things to do, and offer help. Sometimes, I do my old tasks and just don't submit them. I troubleshoot other people's bugs (offline) and then just don't do anything about it because it's not my job to do, but I'm so awfully bored. I feel helpless. I take (prescription) stimulants, and it's frustrating when I can't channel my focus to something fulfilling and my options are only mindlessly watching movies and series — which I've done a bunch of, as well.

I didn’t expect this when I took on the assignment, but I need the money. I still have a few months left in this role, and I need to figure something out to make time pass faster. Any suggestions?