United States: they combine two jobs without notifying their bosses

It’s the new fashionable little arrangement in America: having two jobs at the same time when your employers aren’t aware of it. the Wall Street Journal tells about this phenomenon, relayed by BFMTV. Many Tech employees in the United States have been taking advantage of teleworking for more than a year to accumulate jobs. All profit for them, because at the end of the month, they have two payslips.

On the other hand, according to our colleagues, we must manage to juggle the two jobs without being spotted. But it wouldn’t be that complicated since many have noticed that they waste time at home with meetings that they consider unnecessary. So, a man working for a media and in a company dedicated to events is not afraid to say it: he works ten hours, “the rest of the time being spent waiting for meetings and pretending to be busy” . Many regret that in the United States, hard work is not rewarded. “The more you work, the less you are rewarded.”

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Executives yet well paid

Many of these “double-workers” prefer to remain anonymous for fear of being made redundant. And this even if the fact of having two jobs does not violate federal laws in any way. Fact that may surprise: these employees are not in need, however, details the Wall Street Journal, since most are very qualified. The majority of those questioned would have salaries estimated between 170,000 and more than 500,000 euros per year. So why do it? Some find it a new source of motivation. Others a way of giving themselves a new challenge.

Teleworking seems to be the main responsible for this new fashion among these Tech executives. Some consider that the pandemic has caused them to lose market share and above all that it has given pretexts for massive layoffs. “The fact of working remotely allows you to have the choice”, underlines an employee concerned. But you have to be careful, because the strategy of these employees is risky. “You have to change jobs and stay focused to tell yourself: this is job 1 and job 2,” explains another. To deal with this situation, sites have been created to help them, such as “overemployed.com” which provides advice: remain discreet, have ready-made excuses, manage your LinkedIn accounts when you have two jobs, or find an excuse when two meetings are taking place at the same time. We must also favor large companies over start-ups that require a lot, and not be too zealous to avoid wasting time.

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