Over-employment: How Remote Workers Work Two Jobs, Earn Two Salaries, and Avoid Getting Caught
For many over-employment is a way to take back control from employers — but is it ethical to do so?
At the start of the pandemic, a relative of mine, let’s call him Jonathan, was told he was going to be made redundant from his job as a product manager at a large tech company.
The company gave him plenty of warning, so he started looking round for another job, and successfully landed a contract position working as an IT project manager for a government institution.
But then fate intervened — he survived the redundancy process at his tech company. And instead of turning down the second job, he secretly worked both jobs at the same time.
He managed this dual work situation for about sixteen months — switching back and forth between laptops. And I watched with jealousy as he doubled his income to well over £200,000 ($260,000) and he built up a sizeable war chest.
The over-employment community
When Jonathan first told me about his double life, I thought this was something that no one else was doing. But since taking on two full-time roles, Jonathan tells me he has found support and…
