I can't speak to doing something to make sidemoney while you're on the clock. But I can speak to the boredom side of this question. Whenever you feel the temp

I can't speak to doing something to make sidemoney while you're on the clock. But I can speak to the boredom side of this question. Whenever you feel the temptation to just slack off, come up with something that you could do to help the company out that would also be enjoyable. For instance: Most of my job is in Javascript/web and Golang. A few months ago I needed to get back into the swing of C# (and learn WinForms) to help out with a new project. (Other than my normal responsibilities, we're mostly a Microsoft shop) At the same time, there was a PowerPoint file being sent around that we were supposed to fill out and screenshot to create an image based email signature. I got approval from my direct supervisor to whip up a WinForms app that made an HTML signature (with RTF/txt fallbacks) that contained phone, email, and address links and automatically installed the signature to Outlook. Had a couple other convenience features as well. So rather than screwing around, I learned a new library, provided value to the company, and had my name thrown around by the higher ups in a positive light for several weeks. All for the cost of maybe 16 hours of work here and there where I already had some spare time.