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☆ A California Gen Xer who made over $1 million secretly working 2 remote jobs said it allowed him to travel the world, max out his 401(k), and send his kids to private school
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A California-based Gen Xer began secretly working two remote tech jobs in 2020. He made over $1 million in 2022, which allowed him to travel and send his kids to private school. In 2022, Dave earned over $1 million across his two remote jobs, including sales commissions, according to documents viewed by Business Insider. Last, he said people shouldn't feel bad about secretly working multiple jobs. AdvertisementAre you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ A millennial couldn't afford the Mounjaro weight-loss drug so he started secretly working 2 remote jobs. He's on track to make $166,000 this year and says he's lost 45 pounds.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A millennial in California is secretly working a second remote job so he can afford weight-loss drugs. AdvertisementLast August, George decided he wanted to try to work a second remote job — and not tell his employers he was job juggling. He was able to afford Mounjaro and said he's dropped 45 pounds — from 220 lbs to 175 lbs — since he started taking it in October. AdvertisementAfter a roughly monthlong search, he started his second job and was able to afford Mounjaro. Are you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to discuss details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ A millennial who made $225,000 secretly working 2 remote jobs shares why he decided to give up overemployment: 'The juice wasn't worth the squeeze'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But he had a lot of downtime — and he's "not good with having a lot of downtime," the 37-year-old told Business Insider. Roughly three months later, he was secretly working two full-time remote jobs and earning about $225,000 a year in combined income. Luke wasn't sure if his job juggling had been exposed or if the company just changed its mind — he never found out. However, after weighing the challenges the hybrid policy would present, in addition to the other downsides of job juggling, Luke ultimately decided that "the juice wasn't worth the squeeze." AdvertisementAre you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ A millennial with side hustles as a startup founder booking 6 figures and a professional dancer shares her tips for balancing both
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Danielle Shultz is a professional dancer and runs her own corporate wellness business. Her business, Triangle Sessions, has landed contracts with Google, Meta, and Deloitte. She also runs her startup Triangle Sessions, which offers corporate wellness and team-building events. When she's not at dance rehearsal, Shultz teaches Triangle Sessions classes on topics like relaxation and terrarium building. Danielle Shultz, 36, is a dancer with The Metropolitan Opera and runs her own corporate wellness business.

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☆ 6 people who made up to $500,000 a year secretly working multiple remote jobs share why they don't feel guilty — and why there's nothing wrong with 'overemployment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewIf you could double your income by secretly working multiple remote jobs, would you do it? The share of US remote job postings on LinkedIn fell from over 20% in April 2022 to about 10% in December 2023. AdvertisementWilliam, a Texas-based tech worker in his 30s who told Business Insider he earned over $500,000 in 2022 secretly working multiple remote roles, agreed with this line of thinking. Steven said he didn't feel guilty about job juggling because he was still able to complete all the duties and tasks assigned to him. AdvertisementAre you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ Remote work has been a mixed bag for women when it comes to pay. But it's helped some men be 'overemployed' and make six figures.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But a lot of women haven't been able to take advantage of this remote work perk. Remote work has helped women's progress toward equal pay, but it's had a mixed impact on women's career advancement. On the one hand, remote work has allowed more women to stay in the workforce when they otherwise might forced out due to childcare demands. Women's relationship with remote work both helps and hurtsWomen are working at near-record levels, and the growth of remote work in recent years is among the key reasons. AdvertisementMen and women work from home at very similar rates, but there's some evidence that remote work is even more prevalent among women.

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☆ A millennial who made $170,000 secretly working two remote jobs says it helped him pay off about $50,000 in student loans
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This made it possible for him to reduce his loan balance by over $50,000 — he has about $65,000 left in student debt as of March, he told BI via email. That December, he stumbled upon a YouTube video that provided him with the idea he'd been looking for: He could try to secretly juggle multiple remote jobs simultaneously. As for his student debt, his repayment goal is right on schedule. Advertisement"I'm expecting to have all my student loans paid off before Christmas," he said. Are you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ Don't secretly work multiple jobs if you want to advance in your career, overemployed workers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some people have made as much as $500,000 a year secretly working multiple remote jobs. "There is a certain level you cannot be at to perform well on multiple jobs," Robert said. AdvertisementBut life is full of tradeoffs, and that's as true as ever for the people secretly working multiple remote jobs. Overemployment can provide workers with valuable experienceNot every overemployed worker agrees that working multiple jobs is bad for career advancement. AdvertisementAre you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ The gig economy, overemployment, and job switching have made it easier than ever to boost your income. But those strategies aren't always worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some side hustles come with a significant time investment and unpredictable pay. Related storiesNot all side hustles come with the time investment that ride-hailing does. But everyone with a side gig is faced with the same question: Are the extra working hours worth the financial reward? Only eight months after he started, he resigned from his two extra roles and decided to stop job-juggling for the time being. But all prospective job-switchers are faced with the same question: Are the uncertainties that come with a new job worth the financial reward?

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☆ Meet an atypical overemployed worker: A millennial woman earning $95,000 secretly working 2 non-tech jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A millennial woman started secretly working a second remote job in January to boost her income. Nicole is among a niche group of people secretly working more than one remote job and getting away with it. This year, the Washington-based 30-year-old is on track to earn nearly $100,000 across two remote jobs, according to documents viewed by Business Insider. Differences in gender roles and expectations could also be holding some women back from pursuing overemployment, Nicole said. Are you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to discuss details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ A Gen Xer who made over $300,000 secretly working 3 jobs at the same time says overemployment allowed his partner to stop working and paid for a $20,000 cruise
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Florida Gen Xer made over $300,000 secretly working three jobs in the tech industry. AdvertisementAfter being laid off from his tech job in 2019, Robert wanted two things: job stability and multiple sources of income. By 2021, he'd found a remote job that he said paid $180,000 a year and had a part-time gig that was bringing in an additional $2,000 a month. He went looking for other remote jobs and landed one that paid $190,000 a year. Robert said his overemployment journey likely wouldn't have happened if the pandemic hadn't led more companies to adopt remote working arrangements.

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☆ Meet the typical overemployed worker: A male millennial making six figures annually across multiple tech jobs — who's fighting burnout for the extra income
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Who are these overemployed workers? AdvertisementOveremployed workers tend to be male millennials in tech or IT jobsNearly all of the overemployed workers Business Insider has spoken with have been men. "In the IT world, we never really work a full 40 hours a week," a former overemployed worker previously told BI. The typical overemployed worker is making between $100,000 and $500,000 across up to four jobsFor most overemployed workers, job juggling isn't worth the stress unless they're very well compensated. One millennial earned over $500,000 across four non-simultaneous jobs, while another worker earned over $820,000 across three roles.

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☆ A millennial explains how he makes over $250,000 secretly working 2 remote jobs — and shares 4 tips for the overemployed
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

To this day, Tomas is secretly working two full-time remote jobs that pay over $250,000 a year in combined salaries, according to documents viewed by BI. Tomas is among a small group of US workers — many in the tech and IT industries — secretly holding multiple remote jobs. He’s even encouraged some colleagues to look for second jobs and provided advice on pulling it off. He said one of his jobs became much more demanding and that he wanted to adjust to the workload before he took on a second job again. All but one of his jobs were remote — he said flexible working hours enabled him to juggle a hybrid and remote role for a while.

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☆ Why a millennial gave up on 'overemployment' despite making over $500,000 secretly working multiple jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Secretly working multiple remote jobs at once made an "incredible difference" to his finances. He thought the idea of secretly working multiple remote jobs to boost his income sounded appealing, so he decided to see if it was possible. While juggling multiple roles proved to be possible — and financially lucrative — William said overemployment began to take a toll. First, workers should check if a company has an explicit policy against employees having multiple jobs. AdvertisementAdditionally, William said it's easier to balance multiple jobs when you have more control over your day-to-day responsibilities and schedules.

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☆ The end of workplace loyalty
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Do that, and you generate the kind of trust and loyalty that leads to high productivity and low turnover. A world in which the psychological contract is profoundly broken. In the three decades following World War II, as Rick Wartzman documents in his book " The End of Loyalty ," a booming economy made American companies rich. Today, disillusioned workers might assume that the norm of workplace loyalty was nothing but a capitalistic ruse, a way for companies to exploit their employees. But the new loyalty would recognize that employees have to uphold their end of the bargain.

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☆ A Gen Xer making $344,000 secretly working 3 jobs got laid off from 2 of them. He said that's exactly why he was overemployed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A 48-year-old began secretly working three full-time remote jobs last year, earning a combined $344,000. He was laid off from two of his jobs in October — and said this is why he sought out extra job security. Last year, Joseph earned a combined $344,000 working three full-time remote jobs at the same time, according to documents viewed by Business Insider. While working three jobs has been life-changing for him and his family financially, he said balancing emails and meetings — and keeping his other jobs a secret — was becoming unsustainable. Joseph said he managed to juggle three jobs for over a year by blocking off his work calendars to prevent meeting overlaps.

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☆ 'Overemployed' Workers Secretly Juggle Several Jobs for Big Salaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Holding down multiple jobs has long been a backbreaking way for low-wage workers to get by. They freeze their employment histories with Equifax and hibernate their LinkedIn profiles, so employers can't see they're holding multiple jobs. Those with multiple jobs also seek out positions they hope will be OE-friendly — light on meetings, as well as on the workload. There's another incentive: Unlike most Americans, those who work multiple jobs don't have to worry about layoffs. There's something radical that happens to a worker's psychology when they have multiple jobs.

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☆ A fire department clerk in Buffalo reportedly was paid more than $500K over 7 years – even though she didn't show up for work and actually had a second job
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Buffalo fire department clerk was reportedly paid more than half a million dollars despite not working. Jill Repman collected checks for 7.5 years while on administrative leave after being accused of tampering with payroll, Investigative Post reports. She was working another job while she remained on the city's payroll, per Investigative Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe City of Buffalo has paid Repman $572,067 since 2016, the Investigative Post reported, citing state payroll records compiled by government watchdog The Empire Center. The matter of so-called "fake work," referring to employees being paid to do little or no work, has also made headlines this year, primarily in the tech sector.

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☆ A Gen Xer who secretly works 3 full-time remote jobs and makes $344,000 paid off his mortgage and is saving to send his kids to college debt-free
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A 48-year-old began working three full-time remote jobs last year. But before he was out the door, he said a colleague convinced him to stay and try to work both jobs at once. He's also among a smaller group of white-collar workers secretly holding multiple full-time remote jobs to, in many cases, double their salaries. "In the IT world, we never really work a full 40 hours a week," he said. "I am salary-based, so it doesn't really matter if I work 15 hours a week or 40 hours a week," he said.

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☆ A 22-year-old making $144,000 from 2 full-time remote jobs explains why he's willing to take the risk — and shares 5 strategies for getting away with it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A 22-year-old began working two full-time remote jobs in 2021. In November of 2021, he started a second full-time remote software engineering role. While juggling two roles can be stressful at times — like when he has overlapping meetings or receives unexpected work — Jason said that in some ways, his working arrangement reduces his stress. The desk in his apartment where Jason usually works Jason5 strategies to work two remote jobs and get away with itJason said he uses five different strategies to juggle both jobs and not get caught. Why he's not worried about an overemployment crackdownSince taking on two full-time remote jobs, Jason said he has immersed himself in the "overemployed community" online — the r/Overemployed subreddit has 176,000 members.

☆ Employee says ChatGPT carries out 80% of his work duties, which allowed him to take on a 2nd job, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Several workers told Vice they were using ChatGPT to work multiple jobs. One worker, referred to as Ben, said he used the chatbot to apply for a second job. He told Vice ChatGPT had helped him do his job faster and more efficiently, leaving him with more time. Earlier this year, Ben told Vice he landed a second job after using the chatbot to write his cover letters. "That's the only reason I got my job this year," Ben told Vice.

☆ How a Millennial Earns $200K Working 2 Remote Jobs at the Same Time
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A full-time account manager at a software company started a second job as a sales representative. He is on track to make more than $160,000 at the software company this year, including commission, pay stubs viewed by Insider showed. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. he balances his software work with his calls for the furniture retailer. He makes five phone calls an hour selling furniture, and he controls his hours at the software company. He was laid off after six months and returned to the software company, which he said was "a blessing in disguise."

☆ Elon Musk runs 3 companies — and his executive juggling act is the perfect example of how the modern CEO job is broken
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ed Zitron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Musk is currently the CEO of three different companies: SpaceX, Tesla, and, of course, Twitter. But like many CEOs, he's accumulated a huge fortune by juggling several companies and directorships at once. While Musk may be an extreme case, he's also the perfect example of the modern CEO: a chaotic blend of unproductive micromanagement and highly-paid absenteeism. In the extreme, some CEOs like Musk have taken on the management of multiple large companies. And Musk isn't the only executive who would be better served focusing on one task.

☆ Influencers Are Getting Rich by Hawking Dubious Financial Advice
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On TikTok and YouTube, "passive income" side-hustles have skyrocketed in popularity. On TikTok and YouTube, influencers are getting rich while spreading dubious financial advice for how to make money fast — and failing to give viewers a full picture of the risks involved. Followers can make hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars in passive income by renting out property, day-trading, or dropshipping, influencers say. Instead, creators sell courses that promise to teach people how earn money through passive income — helping them get rich while selling the dream of easy cash. These financial influencers are drawing in a lot of young people: A recent survey found that 34% of Gen Z consumers obtain financial advice from TikTok, while only 24% of this age group seek advice from financial advisors.

☆ Tech CEO calls overemployment trend a 'new form of theft and deception' after firing two engineers secretly working multiple full-time jobs at once
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In a viral Linkedin post, a CEO explained why he fired two engineers for secretly working two full-time jobs. The post went viral on Friday after Bell divulged that Canopy, a mid-sized software company based in Utah, recently fired two engineers who were secretly working two full-time jobs simultaneously. Others speculated that the engineers may have be working two jobs in order to make ends meet. According to Bell, Canopy discovered the first engineer was secretly working a second full-time job after 2.5 months of poor performance that had been flagged by the engineer's teammates. You're also hurting the people who you're working with because they're responsible for deliverables and they end up working more."

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