Originally Posted by Athena53

In my job, I have things I'm supposed to get done. If I get them done, I do not consider myself free to do the equivalent of sitting in the galley doing Word Search puzzles. I go through my list of lower-priority items to see which of them needs attention, see if I can improve what I've already done, and then start volunteering for other things.

Similarly, if it appears there are no safety priorities to be addressed (i.e., 98% of the time), a good FA will look for opportunities to take care of the passengers in other ways.