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Not only have I seen this several times, I've also encountered multiple instances of "over-employed" software engineers, who are doing 2-3 full time salaried po
by giobox 4y ago
Not only have I seen this several times, I've also encountered multiple instances of "over-employed" software engineers, who are doing 2-3 full time salaried positions from home, at the same time. This is surprisingly easy to get away with unnoticed in the US tax system, as you get a separate W2 from each employer. It's genuinely a lot more difficult to do this in some other countries. There's even this service now offered to let employers try to catch this:
> https://theworknumber.com/ https://theworknumber.com/
- sicp-enjoyer 4y agoAlthough most "office worker" contracts disallow this, it's not illegal for an American to work two fulltime jobs, and many people do something similar out of necessity.
- kilroy123 4y agoYeah but that doesn't look fun. My roommate is doing this now. I think it's insane, they sit at their desk with three computers working all day long. They're stressed out and burning out rapidly. No thanks.
- sumedh 4y agoMaybe they want to do this for a couple of years and save money for a house deposit, once you get the house, just stick to one job.