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I have a question: Is it cheating if I haven't had a task at work for weeks now and I'm using my time in the office to take Coursera and iTunes U classes on Mat

I have a question: Is it cheating if I haven't had a task at work for weeks now and I'm using my time in the office to take Coursera and iTunes U classes on Mathematics, CS, and iOS development instead? And when I get tired I go to the gym for maybe two hours and come back and study again. Not kidding, this is a real question. I have a feeling this is technically unethical but I'm not so sure my time will be wisely spent if I just ethically sat here and did nothing.

michaelochurch 14y ago
Douchebag Executive answer: yes, it's cheating because you should be asking your boss for more work. That's what a good corporate citizen does. He says, "I'm done, give me more." (In reality, this doesn't graduate you to better work. Unless your boss is personally interested in your advancement, it just gets you assigned more of the same grunt work.) My personal answer: no, not cheating at all. Is your boss looking out for your career? Are you his or her protege? If you don't have a mentor, then you are your mentor and you have the ethical right to manage your career as you see fit. Keep learning and carry on.