When there are loopholes, there are people exploiting them. They bear the risks and reap the rewards until the opportunities dry up. But... maybe it's a win-win

When there are loopholes, there are people exploiting them. They bear the risks and reap the rewards until the opportunities dry up. But... maybe it's a win-win situation with the employers: they have a worker good enough for the salary, which is often better than no worker, and the overworker is free to overwork. I don't think these people have more mental health issues than people working more than 60h for a single company. It's definitely not compatible with me. I don't want to be deceiving coworkers and management to keep me afloat. But these issues aside, the idea of doubling your task pool so you can always work on the most impactful problems is enticing.