Been at my first office job for 7 months now. It's a nonprofit. Is it this normal to have nothing to do?

My job has a little bit more insulation from being fired and a little bit more leniency as its a temporary thing that has a kind of "Well the guy taking it this year is probably just a dud." mindset.

But it's not just me. I swear everyone at my office does nothing at their desks. Everything they do have to work on could easily be done from home. It's like the only reason they want people here is so they have the option to work if needed and IF (big if) there is a group project they can reference someone in the office.

I've regularly asked my superiors for something to do and usually the stuff they offer me I later find out was busy work that isn't helping the organization at all. Like for example They asked me to make a metrics spreadsheet that can be referenced for grants. Half way through development I found out they already had one of equal information they had been using for several years. Actually a few coworkers were getting confused and upset as to why I was asking them for information they already put in on the spreadsheet.

I'm at the point where now all I'm doing is taking online self improvement courses.

It's not exactly that I'm frustrated as much as I'm worried i'm losing my own work ethic. I'm worried my year will be up, I'll get a position somewhere else that is a lot better at utilizing staff and I'll get left in the dust from a year of not needing a work ethic at all.

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