Bosses are catching on to their ‘overemployed’ staff—one worker says they’re making $3K a day doing 5 jobs

SEE FULL BIOSince a entrepreneur discovered he might have been duped by someone trying to work at four startups at once, overworking has caught the eyes of concerned bosses

This trend has grown in ity, especially among companies that have embraced remote work: “With AI, the walls of are coming down,” one user wrote on Reddit

Have you ever been in a work meeting and wondered why a colleague always keeps their camera off

Or why they’re always seemingly offline on Slack

The entrepreneur highlighted an employee he fired after discovering they may have been working multiple jobs simultaneously. “I fired this guy in his first week and told him to stop lying/scamming people

He hasn’t stopped a year later,” Doshi said in the post. “No more excuses. ” Related: An over-employed engineer was caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once—picking up salary offers of up to $200K per job The practice of overemployment (or polyworking) is nothing new, having exploded during the pandemic thanks to remote work

But it’s only gotten easier thanks in part to AI’s enhancement of workplace ductivity

I skip daily stand-up calls

They know how to reach me if I’m needed, but I keep distance from the organization

I’ll get a few tough things assigned in a s and solve them at some point over two weeks

They leave me alone. ” “I’m determined and vigilant,” they added. “Never letting a plate drop

Always checking s and Teams throughout the day

Up early, working multiple time zones across the US. ” While Fortune could not verify the authenticity of Doshi’s claim or the Reddit user’s employment, it signals a broader ability for workers’ desire and ability to balance multiple “full-time” jobs and rake in high salaries

How workers are landing multiple six-figure jobs at once With some workers struggling to land even an interview in today’s rocky job market, it may come as a surprise that others are securing multiple highly sought-after roles simultaneously

The Reddit post reveals that many are ethical boundaries to do so. “Interviews should be gamified,” one user wrote. “Lie, cheat, and steal

With AI, the walls of are coming down. ” But you still have to be good at what you do, especially in your first job, according to the Reddit community’s pinned FAQ; that way, you can get away with exceeding expectations while only working a few hours a week

The ideal jobs for overemployment are ones that are not meeting-heavy, are senior enough to delegate work to other staffers, and are at large companies, so you’re less visible

Just over 5% of all employed workers have more than one job, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St

Considering the average multi-job holder still works 35 hours at their first job and 13. 5 hours at their second, it’s the more extreme overemployment trend is not for everyone. “If you’re not skilled enough to pull this off you could end up screwing up your career

Don’t try this before you’re ready,” the FAQ states. “If you have to ask questions ‘How do I find a second job. ’ you’re not ready. ” Remote work is enabling an era of job juggling Remote work is prime territory for overemployment, but dealing with RTO or an occasional in-person meeting is possible to handle too

The page suggests finding disused office spots or the parking lot to take calls for all your other gigs. “People take personal calls all the time,” it advises. “If you don’t act nervous then you won’t look suspicious. ” And while some might call this time theft, overworkers insist they are not part of the blem; in fact, many just use the opportunity to feel they can earn a fair wage. “Every CEO and HR department already knows OE (overemployment) and has for well over a decade,” the overemployed Reddit community FAQ says. “This isn’t a new thing

It’s all the quiet quitters out there who slack off and der nothing of value while working remote[ly] that are causing blems

Not the folks who are dering as expected at multiple jobs. ” Are you “overemployed” and balancing multiple full-time jobs at once

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