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I know someone who had 2 FT remote engineering jobs for a bit last year. It only lasted about 4 months before the plate-spinning got to be too much and he ended

I know someone who had 2 FT remote engineering jobs for a bit last year. It only lasted about 4 months before the plate-spinning got to be too much and he ended up with just one of the jobs. And then because his performance had been kind of spotty while juggling the two jobs his review wasn't great and he lost that one too.

freedomben 3y ago
This is the more common outcome than the successful ones, but people are often embarrassed to share so they are much less reported. I've seen great engineers end up falling flat on their ass because of trying to do this. The majority of people just don't have the ability/capacity to be good at two jobs, and once people notice that you're meh or worse, it's very difficult to change that. Most people are better off just kicking ass at one job, than being acceptable at two.
- throwawaysleep 3y ago
  Meh is fine. I’m better off doing Mechanical Turk than trying to go above meh at an employers.
- thih9 3y ago
  Now I wonder about the negative scenarios. E.g. did someone use their personal github account to join two organizations. Or was there an employee transfer from one company to the other. The possibilities are endless.
- dakiol 3y ago
  What about one senior engineer working as senior for a few years in company X and then joining in parallel company Y but working as non-senior (it’s easy to hide working experience in your cv). Doesn’t sound that stressful.
jokethrowaway 3y ago
I know someone who did it successfully - unfortunately one of the company is failing though so he'll have to come back in our income bracket I think it's a sad reflection of company culture of this time if you can put in 1hr of work per day and coast along. We really got soft with all this bs. Which is why I don't have employees, just contractors I paid (quite a bit) to deliver results - not butts in seats or doing "anti-harassment training"
- throwawaysleep 3y ago
  Larger companies tend to be bogged down with dependencies that can easily leave you waiting on someone, especially if you have no incentive to press them to move quickly. There’s no reason to care as an employee. I get paid whether or not our customers are upset (not long term, but long enough for me).

freedomben 3y ago

This is the more common outcome than the successful ones, but people are often embarrassed to share so they are much less reported. I've seen great engineers end up falling flat on their ass because of trying to do this. The majority of people just don't have the ability/capacity to be good at two jobs, and once people notice that you're meh or worse, it's very difficult to change that. Most people are better off just kicking ass at one job, than being acceptable at two.

throwawaysleep 3y ago
Meh is fine. I’m better off doing Mechanical Turk than trying to go above meh at an employers.
thih9 3y ago
Now I wonder about the negative scenarios. E.g. did someone use their personal github account to join two organizations. Or was there an employee transfer from one company to the other. The possibilities are endless.
dakiol 3y ago
What about one senior engineer working as senior for a few years in company X and then joining in parallel company Y but working as non-senior (it’s easy to hide working experience in your cv). Doesn’t sound that stressful.

jokethrowaway 3y ago

I know someone who did it successfully - unfortunately one of the company is failing though so he'll have to come back in our income bracket I think it's a sad reflection of company culture of this time if you can put in 1hr of work per day and coast along. We really got soft with all this bs. Which is why I don't have employees, just contractors I paid (quite a bit) to deliver results - not butts in seats or doing "anti-harassment training"

throwawaysleep 3y ago
Larger companies tend to be bogged down with dependencies that can easily leave you waiting on someone, especially if you have no incentive to press them to move quickly. There’s no reason to care as an employee. I get paid whether or not our customers are upset (not long term, but long enough for me).