The company where I had my first "proper" job got bought by some international corporation half a year after I joined. Not long after I noticed me and my cowork

The company where I had my first "proper" job got bought by some international corporation half a year after I joined. Not long after I noticed me and my coworkers had nothing to do, just sitting in the office twiddling thumbs all day rather than visiting clients doing work. Since I had no point of reference, with this being my first job, I asked a coworker if this was normal. He said no, all his friends with similar jobs at other companies were working like crazy. That's when I knew this wouldn't last long. A few months later the company got sold for scraps to our largest competitor. I learned then that it's better with a bit too much to do, rather than too little.