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Double dipping is the wrong phrase here. Having two jobs or two gigs is not double dipping. Double dipping is typically a form of cheating by getting paid 2x
by IanDrake 9y ago
Double dipping is the wrong phrase here.
Having two jobs or two gigs is not double dipping.
Double dipping is typically a form of cheating by getting paid 2x for 1x amount of work.
Say I was being paid to create a website for two clients and it took me 100 hours to finish it. Then I used the same codebase for another client, spent 5 hours modifying it, and then delivered it to them billing another 100 hours.
That would be double dipping.
- lamby 9y ago> Double dipping is the wrong phrase here. Indeed. I initially thought that this was working remotely for a company twice via two personas. As in, appearing as Alice and Bob on the company Slack, etc. (I'm not sure your example is double-dipping or cheating, but that's another thread...)
- HeyLaughingBoy 9y agoEven that's not double dipping. Depending on how your contract is structured, it might be the smart thing to do. If I tell you that I'll produce a certain product for $15,000 and you're OK with that, does it really matter in the end if it took me 5 hours or 150? Either way, you pay the same amount. Now, if you have a contract that specified time & materials and I pad the hours, then I can agree we could have a problem.
- IanDrake 9y agoAgreed. Selling a product vs selling time are two different things.