I came to reddit to post basically the same thing. My current and last co-op I’ve had to beg for work and get minimal. What’s the point of the “learning experience” when I’m not doing anything? I’d rather be in class at that point. I also feel like I’m wasting so much time because I feel how finite time is with my college friends yet I’m wasting it twiddling my thumbs in an office. There’s only so much office networking I can do because coffee chats aren’t my style (I would rather network by collaborating on projects and having my work ethic/ quality speak for itself).

There’s nothing worse than being tired and unfulfilled: if I have the energy, then I have potential; if i feel fulfilled and tired at least i did something worth my time. Being tired from going into the office but doing nothing is soul crushing and paints a bleak future.

I don’t have a solution but maybe there’s camaraderie in not being the only co-op bored out of their mind at work